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Summer Space News
At the Moonrise, we don’t like to let anything go over our heads… especially when it comes to what’s going on above our heads. Up in outer space, new discoveries and accomplishments are being made all the time. As a boutique hotel with the most unique space-themed decor in the universe, we love keeping up to date Read More…
Space News from the New Year
At the Moonrise, we’re fascinated by all things otherworldly. Call us space geeks, but nothing gets our rockets firing like a good space story! In the last part of 2017, the president signed a policy directive providing for a U.S. led return to the Moon, missions to Mars and beyond. That means we’ll be looking Read More…
What in the world is a Beaver Moon?
Of course, we all know what full, crescent and half moons are. But each year, November brings us a different kind of moon – the Beaver Moon! This year the Beaver, or “Frost,” Moon will be at its peak on November 4. What do beavers have to do with the moon? The Beaver Moon is Read More…
Asteroid Gives Earth a Near-Miss
Asteroid 2012 TC4, a space rock about the size of a house, whizzed by Earth in the early morning hours last Thursday (Oct. 12). NASA scientists had been monitoring 2012 TC4 for the past five years with expectations that it would eventually fly close by Earth. While there was never any concern that it would Read More…