Though a Full Moon only occurs during the exact moment when Earth, Moon, and Sun form a perfect alignment, to our eyes, the ...

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Don't worry – the Moon is not shrinking. Monday's full Moon appearance is simply because of the distance between Earth and our only natural satellite. The Moon will be about 251,000 miles from ...

The flower moon will rise on May 12 at 12:56 p.m. E.T. A radiant full moon known as the flower moon will light up the sky this May, reaching peak illumination on Monday, May 12, and drawing us ...

While America had won the race to the moon, the Soviet Union, through its Venera program, kept its sights on Venus, Earth’s twisted sister. From 1961 to 1984, the Soviets launched 29 spacecraft ...

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Spring is in the air, and so is another exciting lunation! Nicknamed the Flower Moon, this month's full moon rises on May 12 at 9:55 a.m. PT. While this exact time marks its peak, the moon will ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system. A cutaway diagram of the Venera 8 ...

Just weeks ago, scientists warned that a "city killer" asteroid had a small chance of hitting Earth. While that prediction was thankfully revised, the planet may have to worry about another object ...

A "micromoon," or apogee full moon, will occur on May 12, appearing slightly smaller than usual due to its increased distance from Earth. This full moon is called the flower moon due to the ...

A full moon is referred to as a micromoon when it occurs around apogee, the point in the moon’s orbit farthest from Earth, according to Time and Date. As a result, it can look around 6% to 7% ...

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