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Watch the Sky: Strawberry Moon in June

6/4/2022 - By Elizabeth Howell. June's full moon is the second of four back-to-back "supermoons" and comes just a week before summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Look up! The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon"… SEE MORE

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Meteor Showers, Eclipses, Full Moons: All of the Reasons to Look Up in 2022

1/1/2022 - By Ashley Strickland. Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to be a sky-gazer's delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar. There is always a good chance that the International Space Station is flying… SEE MORE

The final supermoon of 2019 is expected to contribute to king tides

First Supermoon of 2021 to Rise Monday Night

4/26/2021 - By Brian Lada. The last week of April will kick off with the brightest night so far this year as a supermoon fills the sky after sunset on Monday. The first in a trio of consecutive supermoons will rise on the night of April 26 into the early morning of… SEE MORE

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Catch This Week’s Supermoon, Biggest and Brightest of Year

4/6/2020 - By Marcia Dunn. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year. Not only will the moon be closer to Earth than usual, it will also be a full moon. Scientists call this cosmic combo a… SEE MORE

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13 Full Moons, 2 Supermoons and a Blue Moon Expected in 2020

1/3/2020 - By Nathalie Kirby. Let's get one thing straight—sky lovers were totally spoiled in 2019. The year started out with three (yes, THREE) supermoons, and with a recent solar eclipse among other celestial events, 2020 has a lot to live up to. While we might not see another lunar trifecta this year, experts do… SEE MORE

March King Tides to be Fueled by Pull of the Supermoon

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3/20/2019 - By Alex Sosnowski The final supermoon of 2019 will contribute to king tides and the potential for minor coastal flooding in areas prone to high water issues in the United States this week. During the full moon, the Earth, sun and the moon are in close alignment. This pulls on… SEE MORE