Not since 1977 has a full moon dawned in the skies on Christmas. But this year, a bright full moon will be an added gift for the holidays.
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2015
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A second full moon for the month of July is seen next to the dome of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 31, 2015 in Washington. In recent years, people have been using the name Blue Moon for the second of two full moons in ...
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2015
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This is an astronomy story that comes up only once in a blue moon, like on Friday. Maybe.
Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2015
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Brace yourselves for blue moon madness. The month of July 2015 hosts two full moons: One on July 2nd and another coming right up this week on Friday, July 31st at 10:43 Universal Time (UT)/6:43 AM EDT.
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2015
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If you live in the northern hemisphere, than stargazing during the early autumn months can a bit tricky. During certain times in these seasons, the stars, planets and Milky Way will be obscured by the presence of some very ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with Stockholm University has discovered a species of Ephedra—a plant that is dependent on the full moon for pollination. In their paper published in The Royal Society Biology Letters, ...
An unusually brief total eclipse of the Moon will be visible before dawn this Saturday, April 4th, from western North America. The eclipse happens on Saturday evening for Australia and East Asia.
Space Exploration
Mar 31, 2015
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There seems to be a lot of common wisdom that exists when it comes to whitetails, such as, "It's near full moon, so the deer are only moving at night." Or how about, "A cold front is coming, which is why the deer are out ...
Ecology
Mar 17, 2015
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Time to dust off those 'what is a perigee Full Moon' explainer posts… the supermoon once again cometh this weekend to a sky near you.
Space Exploration
Sep 4, 2014
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The year's biggest "supermoon" will rise on August 10. Like last time, there will be many pictures trying to showoff the "over-sized" moon. But I don't think it deserves so much attention.
Space Exploration
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