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RC2RIBAD3LKN A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base and carrying Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit streaks across the sky and over the moon in this time exposure in Encinitas, California, U.S., December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

LYNXNPEK310Q7 FILE PHOTO: A photo taken by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik from the International Space Station on August 3, 2017. From his vantage point in low Earth orbit Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon. NASA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

RC2GY6A4D0BC FILE PHOTO: A photo taken by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik from the International Space Station on August 3, 2017. From his vantage point in low Earth orbit Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon. NASA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

LYNXMPEJ9M0BP FILE PHOTO: The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this undated NASA handout photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit during the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program in 1972. REUTERS/NASA/Handout/File Photo

RC2AY3A2NJSB FILE PHOTO: The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this undated NASA handout photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit during the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program in 1972. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS/File Photo

RC2NEY7B528O FILE PHOTO: People sit near a statue of King Carol I, the founder of Romania's royal dynasty, as the moon rises in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/File Photo

RC2XJ2A3ZWE1 ATTENTION EDITORS - CAPTION CORRECTION FOR RC2TJ2AAQ8NG, RC2TJ2ASGRKD, RC2UJ2A1BW6E and RC2PJ2AH8EIX WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. REUTERS. REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM "TO THE MOON" TO "AROUND THE MOON" Astronauts for NASA's Artemis II mission stand in front of their Orion crew capsule, expected to carry Victor Glover, pilot, Reid Wiseman, commander, and mission specialists Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen, with the Canadian Space Agency, around the Moon and back to Earth, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper TEMPLATE OUT

RC2TJ2ASGRKD Astronauts for NASA's Artemis II mission stand in front of their Orion crew capsule, expected to carry Reid Wiseman, commander, Victor Glover, pilot, and mission specialists Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen, with the Canadian Space Agency, as NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper. REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM "TO THE MOON" TO "AROUND THE MOON\

RC2TJ2AAQ8NG Astronauts for NASA's Artemis II mission stand in front of their Orion crew capsule, expected to carry Victor Glover, pilot, Reid Wiseman, commander, and mission specialists Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen, with the Canadian Space Agency, around the Moon and back to Earth, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM "TO THE MOON" TO "AROUND THE MOON\

RC2UJ2A1BW6E Astronauts for NASA's Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, commander, Victor Glover, pilot, and mission specialists Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen, with the Canadian Space Agency, take part in a press conference to discuss progress for their mission around the Moon and back to Earth, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM "TO THE MOON" TO "AROUND THE MOON\

RC2PJ2AH8EIX Astronaut Christina Hammock Koch, mission specialist, speaks at a press conference to discuss progress for Artemis II mission around the Moon and back to Earth, with a crew of four astronauts, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM "TO THE MOON" TO "AROUND THE MOON\

RC2M11AC241J FILE PHOTO: Astronaut Russell Schweickart, lunar module pilot, operates a 70mm Hasselblad camera during a spacewalk on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission, taken from the Command Module "Gumdrop", in March 1969. NASA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

RC2J4Y9LYY15 The U.S.S. Portland, seen from an MH-60s helicopter, travels back to San Diego as it carries NASA's Orion capsule after being successfully secured after its splash down the previous day, off the coast of California, U.S., December 12, 2022. The Orion capsule returned back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back to Earth in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2J4Y91JUKM The U.S.S. Portland, seen from an MH-60s helicopter, travels back to San Diego as it carries NASA's Orion capsule after being successfully secured after its splash down the previous day, off the coast of California, U.S., December 12, 2022. The Orion capsule returned back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back to Earth in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2V3Y97LX75 NASA Recovery Director Melissa Jones (not pictured) and her team participate in the official handover from the Orion program to the recovery team as recovery operations for the Orion capsule take place, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2V3Y946HHE NASA Recovery Director Melissa Jones (not pictured) and her team participate in the official handover from the Orion program to the recovery team as recovery operations for the Orion capsule take place, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2V3Y90O3KI NASA Recovery Director Melissa Jones (back left) and her team participate in the official handover from the Orion program to the recovery team as recovery operations for the Orion capsule take place, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2S3Y98W4BB Shannon Gregory Chief of NASA Helicopter Operations looks out from the helicopter control tower as MH-60s helicopters take off from the flight deck as part of the recovery operation for the Orion capsule off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2S3Y9SSU87 Shannon Gregory Chief of NASA Helicopter Operations looks out from the helicopter control tower as MH-60s helicopters take off from the flight deck as part of the recovery operation for the Orion capsule off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2S3Y9YTUNX Senior Chief Early communicates with MH-60s helicopters from the helicopter control tower as part of the recovery operation for the Orion capsule off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC2S3Y941XPE Senior Chief Early (L) communicates with MH-60s helicopters next to Lt. Arnold (airboss) (R) from the helicopter control tower as part of the recovery operation for the Orion capsule off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS

RC29YR9JBUL6 An artist's rendering shows a moon with a diameter roughly 2.6 times that of Earth orbiting a large gas giant planet in another solar system located about 5,700 light years from our solar system, in an undated handout illustration. Scientists using what is called the transmit method have found evidence of the existence of this moon, which is only the second moon detected outside our solar system. Helena Valenzuela Widerstrom/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC2MAO94W0YD A newfound small white dwarf, called ZTF J1901+1458 and located 130 light-years from Earth, that is slightly larger than the size of the moon in diameter but 1.35 times the mass of our sun, making it both the smallest in size and largest in mass of any known white dwarf is seen in an undated illustration. It was discovered using Caltech's Palomar Observatory. Giuseppe Parisi/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC2L8O91KLGI A newfound small white dwarf, called ZTF J1901+1458 and located 130 light-years from Earth, that is slightly larger than the size of the moon in diameter but 1.35 times the mass of our sun, making it both the smallest in size and largest in mass of any known white dwarf is seen in an undated illustration. It was discovered using Caltech's Palomar Observatory. Giuseppe Parisi/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC2L3I9WGHY5 The Earth and Moon, taken by China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 at about 1.2 million kilometres from Earth July 27, 2020, is seen in this image provided by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). CNSA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC2VZF9O59DH The Pink Supermoon rises over fields near Milton Keynes in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, near Milton Keynes, Britain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

RC2TZF9TL9OM The pink supermoon rises over the city of Rome in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in Rome, Italy April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

RC1139D1A390 FILE PHOTO: The full moon photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its trans-Earth journey homeward. When this picture was taken, the spacecraft was already 10,000 nautical miles away. On board Apollo 11 were commander Neil Armstrong, command module pilot Michael Collins and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin. NASA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY PLEASE SEARCH "50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON LANDING" FOR ALL PICTURES

RC14C58FCFC0 Earth is seen from 36,000 nautical miles away, as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the moon, May 18, 1969. Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS NASA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

RC183AD0D340 FILE PHOTO: A natural-color image of Saturn from space, the first in which Saturn, its moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible, is seen in this NASA handout taken from the Cassini spacecraft July 19, 2013 and released November 12, 2013. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

RC1B2D211F30 Three lunar samples, which Sotheby's says are the only known documented moon rocks in private hands, from the unmanned Soviet Luna-16 Mission in 1970 which returned to earth, are shown encased under glass below an adjustable lens, in this photo taken in New York City, New York, U.S., October 15, 2018. Courtesy Sotheby's/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES, NO ARCHIVE.

RC1E08002B10 The shadow of the earth can be seen covering the full moon as its colour turns red during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

RC1C9516A280 Stars can be seen next to the full moon as its colour turns red to become the "Blood Moon" when completely covered by the shadow of the Earth during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

RC1C05A042F0 The Sydney Harbour Bridge can be seen below the full moon as its colour turns red to become a "Blood Moon" when completely covered by the shadow of the Earth during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

RC1BCCA3ECE0 The Sydney Harbour Bridge can be seen below the full moon as its colour turns red to become the "Blood Moon" when completely covered by the shadow of the Earth during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

RC19C693F070 FILE PHOTO: The moon rises in this photo taken in low Earth orbit by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik from the International Space Station on August 3, 2017. Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

RC1341229A00 A natural-color image of Saturn from space, the first in which Saturn, its moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible, is seen in this NASA handout taken from the Cassini spacecraft July 19, 2013 and released November 12, 2013. The image captures 404,880 miles (651,591 kilometers) across Saturn and its inner ring system, including all of Saturn's rings out to the E ring, which is Saturn's second outermost ring. Cassini's imaging team processed 141 wide-angle images to create the panorama. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY

GM1EAA903DP01 A total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", is pictured from Santa Monica, California October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on September 28, 2015. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

GM1EAA81OQL02 Clouds partially cover the moon as it turns orange during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Taguig, Metro Manila October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1EAA81OGH01 The moon turns orange during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Taguig, Metro Manila October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1EAA81LVD01 A combination photo shows (clockwise from top left) the moments during and after a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", pictured from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81L6501 A total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", is pictured from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81I7L01 The moon turns orange during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Golden, Colorado October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81HSM01 A total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", is pictured from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1EAA81H2R01 A person takes a photo of the moon from a Ferris wheel, as a total lunar eclipse begins in Tokyo October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1EAA81T4I01 The end of a total lunar eclipse is seen from a cemetery in Ciudad Juarez October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EAA81OPW01 The moon is pictured after a total lunar eclipse as seen from Taguig, Metro Manila October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81MCV01 The moon is pictured moments after a total lunar eclipse, from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81MCR01 The moon is pictured moments after a total lunar eclipse, from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81MCM01 The moon is pictured moments after a total lunar eclipse, from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81IFF01 The moon nears a total lunar eclipse as seen from Golden, Colorado October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81ICM01 The moon turns orange during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Golden, Colorado October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1EAA81HVW01 The beginning of a total lunar eclipse is seen from the Qizhong Tennis Court in Shanghai October 8, 2014. The eclipse is also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EAA81G5Z01 A total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", is pictured from Gosford, north of Sydney, October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EA9A0CE901 A super moon rises in the sky near the Eiffel tower as seen from Suresnes, Western Paris, September 9, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: CITYSCAPE ENVIRONMENT)

GM1EA9A0C9X01 A super moon rises in the sky near the Eiffel tower as seen from Suresnes, Western Paris, September 9, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCEENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE - Tags: CITYSCAPE ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EA7D0YLB01 A Supermoon rises in the sky above Manhattan and One World Trade Center, as seen from the Eagle Rock Reservation in New Jersey July 12, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE SOCIETY)

GM1EA7C0SMW01 People stand and look at the moon one day ahead of the Supermoon phenomenon from a bridge over 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York July 11, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the Supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE)

GM1EA7C0SF601 A woman takes a photo of the moon one day ahead of the Supermoon phenomenon from a bridge over 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York July 11, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the Supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE)

GM1EA7C0RPF01 People stand and look at the moon one day ahead of the Supermoon phenomenon from a bridge over 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York July 11, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the Supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE)

GM1E9CI0D6701 The full moon as seen over Lagos December 17, 2013. The last full moon of the year is the smallest too as the moon is at its most distant point from the earth's orbit, a phenomenon known as apogee. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E9CE1C9A01 A boy looks at a golden scale model of China's lunar rover "Yutu", or Jade Rabbit, on display in a glass case in Nanjing, Jiangsu province December 14, 2013. China launched its first ever extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit en route for the moon in the small hours of December 2, in a major milestone for its space programme. The rover, carried by the Chang'e-3 lunar probe, is expected to land on the moon on Saturday evening, 12 days after it blasted off from the earth, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY POLITICS SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

GM1E96M0S8G01 People watch the moon rise over the skyline of New York from a lookout in Weekhawken, New Jersey, June 21, 2013. On Saturday a perigee moon will coincide with a full moon creating a "super moon" when it will pass by the earth at its closest point in 2013. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: CITYSCAPE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E85L0ZK601 A helicopter returning from the Sunflower wildfire passes in front of the solar eclipse over Payson, Arizona, May 20, 2012. The sun and moon aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday - an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire. The largest of four Arizona fires, the Sunflower Fire, was all but extinguished and resources were being assigned to the other fires. REUTERS/Jeff Robbins (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1E85L0VQN01 The moon passes between the sun and the earth as viewed through coastal fog rolling in from the ocean in Encinitas, California May 20, 2012. The sun and moon aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event - an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E85613CK01 A view of the "super Moon" is seen above a cathedral tower in Guatemala City, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E856139H01 A view of the "super Moon" is seen above a cathedral tower in Guatemala City, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560ZM201 The full "super Moon", scientifically known as a "perigee moon", rises over Los Angeles, California May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560ZGT01 The full "Super Moon", scientifically known as a "perigee moon", rises under palm trees as an airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport in Inglewood, California May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560ZAD01 The full "super Moon", scientifically known as a "perigee moon", rises under palm trees in Inglewood, California May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560Z1401 A view of the "super Moon" is seen from Veracruz May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Martin Lara Reyna (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560SZ201 The "super Moon" rises over some apartment buildings in Toronto, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CITYSPACE)

GM1E8560SRW01 The "super Moon" rises over the skyline in Toronto, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CITYSPACE)

GM1E8560SO701 The "super Moon" rises over the skyline in Toronto, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CITYSPACE)

GM1E8560SJK01 A view of the "super Moon" is seen from La Paz, Bolivia May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560N2Q01 The moon rises in Cairo, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560Z4W01 A view of the "super Moon" is seen with a silhouette of a church cross from Havana May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Stringer (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560V0M01 Men stand on top of a butte at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, hoping for a better view of the "super Moon" May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Darryl Webb (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560UQX01 A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the "super Moon" at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Darryl Webb (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1E8560LJV01 The full moon rises from the top of the Haramoun mountain, as seen from Marjayoun village in south Lebanon May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560LEC01 The full moon rises in Tirana May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

GM1E8560LCN01 The moon rises behind trees in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560LBF01 People sit near a statue of King Carol I, the founder of Romania's royal dynasty, as the moon rises in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560L9R01 The moon rises near an apartment block in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560L7X01 People sit near a statue of King Carol I, the founder of Romania's royal dynasty, as the moon rises in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560L6D01 The moon is seen behind a street light in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560L5701 The moon rises near an apartment block in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GM1E8560KXK01 The moon rises near an apartment block in Bucharest May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

GF2E8551JLB01 A full moon is seen behind the minaret of Mohamed Ali mosque, in Islamic Cairo, May 5, 2012. A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1E7B106WO01 Employees work on the Phobos-Grunt (Phobos-Soil) spacecraft, which has been constructed to retrieve the first ever soil samples from the surface of Phobos, one of the moons of Mars, in Baikonur October 31, 2011. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is scheduled to blastoff on November 9, 2011 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, to reach Mars orbit in 2012 and to land on Phobos and return the first ever soil samples back to Earth in 2014, according to Roscosmos. REUTERS/Oleg Urusov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1E7460G4K01 A high-tech entrepreneur unveiled plans on Tuesday to launch the world's most powerful rocket, Falcon Heavy, since man went to the moon, shown in this handout drawing obtained April 5, 2011. Space Exploration Technology has already sent the first private rocket and capsule into Earth's orbit as a commercial venture. It is now planning a rocket that could lift twice as much cargo into orbit as the soon-to-be-retired space shuttle. The first launch is slotted for 2013 from California with follow-up launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. REUTERS/Courtesy of SpaceEx/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

GM1E6CL1D4401 The Moon is engulfed in the Earth's shadow as it nears the peak of a rare winter solstice total lunar eclipse as viewed through a telescope from Palm Beach Gardens December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Doug Murray (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1E6CL1CA901 The Moon is seen over a Christmas tree during a total lunar eclipse as seen from San Jose December 21, 2010. During the eclipse, the Earth lined up directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting Earth's shadow over the Moon. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SCI TECH)

GM1E64B1O4L01 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT)

GM1E64B1O4H01 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT)

GM1E64B1O4D01 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT)

GM1E64B1O4801 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH)

GM1E64B1O4301 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight for its 40th anniversary in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH)

GM1E64B1O3X01 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight for its 40th anniversary in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH)

GM1E64B1ML101 Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT)