Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will also be visible in the night sky Wednesday, with an extraordinarily rare phenomenon, known as a lunar occultation of Mars, set to happen around the moon’s peak fullness, according to EarthSky.
The Perseid meteor shower may be outshone by the full moon. The shower will peak with the most number of meteors during the early morning hours of August 12 and 13 — which coincides with a bright moon. Once evening falls, expect to see a meteor, or a “shooting star,” streaking across the sky every […]
Get ready, skywatchers. The last supermoon of 2019 will be visible in the night sky Wednesday, coinciding with the spring equinox that heralds the start of a new season. The March 20 spectacle will be the final of this year’s three back-to-back supermoons. The first was on Jan. 21, and the second — the biggest and brightest supermoon of […]
A moon that looks bigger and brighter will appear this month. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says it will be the “largest and brightest full moon of the year,” peaking at 10:53 a.m. ET Feb. 19. It happens because of the moon’s elliptical path, which can make it appear slightly larger and brighter than a typical full […]
