Super Moon

Super moons are more potent than average full moons because of the close proximity to earth and this one will have us feeling our realizations in an almost cathartic and heavily climactic way. If it feels like there is a lot at  (Fremont County, Wyo.) – Megan Ward captured this photo of Saturday night's Super … Read more

What is a supermoon? It's a new or full moon closely coinciding with perigee – the moon's closest point to Earth in its orbit. The name supermoon was coined by an astrologer, Richard Nolle, over 30 years ago. Super moons are more potent than average full moons because of the close proximity to earth and … Read more

Photographers around the world ventured outside Sunday (Aug. 10) to snap photos of the bright, full "supermoon" rising in the night sky. A perigee full moon, also called "supermoon," is seen rising over New York City from Weehawken, New Jersey on Aug. 10, 2014. The August full moon is when the moon is closest to … Read more

Stargazers who missed the July 12 supermoon will have another chance to see the bright lunar phenomenon from all around the world. The full moons of this summer, which fall on July 12, August 10 and September 9, are all  What exactly is a supermoon? Also called a "perigee full moon," a supermoon occurs when … Read more

The full moons of this summer — July 12, August 10 and September 9 — are supermoons, as NASA calls them. The phenomenon happens when the moon becomes full on the same day as its perigee — the point in the moon's orbit when it's closest to Earth. While some are calling it a supermoon, … Read more

Stargazers who missed the July 12 supermoon will have another chance to see the bright lunar phenomenon from all around the world. The full moons of this summer, which fall on July 12, August 10 and September 9, are all supermoons, according to NASA. Stop and stargaze this weekend as an “extra supermoon” and Perseid … Read more

Experts say the supermoon in August will be the biggest of 2014, and you can watch it as it happens. A supermoon is any full moon that coincides with perigee – the time when the moon's orbit brings it closest to Earth. This Sunday's supermoon, known as “Perigee,” will be the second and largest of … Read more

On the night of March 19, 2011, the moon dazzled the sky as the largest full moon in more than 18 years. (Credit: Ted Pio Roda/CNN). The second installment of this summer's season of supermoons is happening Sunday. While some are calling it a supermoon, the astronomical community prefers to use the term “perigee full … Read more

"This is the supermoon, the 'superest' supermoon," NASA scientist Noah Petro told Space.com during a video interview. "The two full moons around this one are also close, but not the closest. By the strict definition of a supermoon or a perigee moon On the night of March 19, 2011, the moon dazzled the sky as … Read more