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 meteor shower are set to light up the sky. A supermoon is when the full moon is in close orbit with Earth, making it bigger and brighter. This weekend's
If you look to the sky Saturday or Sunday night, you might be struck by something: the uncommonly large size of the full moon. That's because this month brings us a "Supermoon" — an unofficial astronomical term that refers to
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.
What exactly is a supermoon? Also called a "perigee full moon," a supermoon occurs when a new or full moon coincides with lunar perigee — the point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth. This results in a full moon that can appear up to 14