First Christmas full moon since 1977

In Vancouver, the moon will reach its peak size at 3:11 a.m. on Christmas Day.

The final full moon of the year each December is known as the Full Cold Moon, and it hasn’t fallen on Christmas since 1977.

Earthlings will have an opportunity to see two unbelievable celestial events on this Christmas: a full moon and an asteroid zooming past the home planet.

NASA scientists dismissed online chatter about a massive space rock dubbed the “Christmas Eve Asteroid” in a holiday-themed announcement Wednesday.

The beauty of the universe will be on display Christmas Day.

The last festive full moon was in 1977 and the next will not be witnessed again until 2034.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA project launched on June 18, 2009 via an Atlas V rocket.

Since the moon stabilizes the Earth, it would also tilt without it. Our planet would tilt all the way down and face the sun on its side.

The LRO is said to have gathered a “treasure trove of data” by utilizing seven powerful instruments.

Spoilsports. So no, you can’t claim you neglected to buy a turkey for Christmas dinner because you thought the world would end.

JPL hosts the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program within the agency’s Science Mission Directorate.

Unusually high temperatures along the East Coast mean that the Christmas Day temperature in NY is forecast to be warmer than Los Angeles. For those in Boston, the Full Cold Moon is expected to rise a few minutes earlier while a 20-minute difference could be expected by those in Atlanta.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Goldstone Solar System Radar and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Green Bank Telescope and Very Long Baseline Array also conducted observations of 2003 SD220.