By day, Bernheim Forest and Arboretum is a 16,000-acre property teeming with wildlife, gardens, hiking trails, and perhaps ...

At such low positions, the Moon's light tends to be filtered and reddened by its passage through the atmosphere, producing the appearance of a warm, slightly yellow color.

On Jan. 31, 1971, U.S. Astronaut Stuart Roosa orbited around the moon in the command module as part of Apollo 14 with hundreds of tree seeds. It was all part of a joint NASA/USFS project.

Trees have also been sent out to a local museum, garden, and the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh. Astronaut Christina Koch, who grew up in Jacksonville, NC, led a Moon Tree dedication at the ...

The “pink moon” — the first full moon of spring — was at its brightest on Saturday at 8:23 p.m. However, Sunday’s moonrise also appeared big and beautiful.

The huge trees were cut into logs, taken to the woods by truck, and transported along the trail using a high-tech zipline. Each log measured exactly 14ft (4.3m) and weighed roughly 600lb (272.2kg).

The seeds of these trees traveled aboard Artemis 1 – a mission to the moon two years ago News 12 Staff • Nov 9, 2024, 3:32 AM • Updated 119 days ago Share: 0:33 0:37 0:37 0:32 0:33 0:38 ...