On Monday (Feb. 17), the moon reaches what's known as apogee — its farthest point away from Earth. The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning its distance from Earth changes ...

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a planned March 2 landing.

The first steps were small engine burns at perigee—the spacecraft’s closest orbital approach to Earth—which gradually raised the apogee—the farthest point of the orbit from Earth.

In contrast, a perigee is the point in the moon's orbit when it's closest to Earth ... The micromoon reaches apogee at 8:10 p.m. ET; however, it won't be visible for skywatchers in the Northern ...

But there’s little question that Trump is taking the concept of the imperial presidency to its apogee. The term refers ... Second, some in the Trump orbit suggest the courts have no check ...