Folklore suggests that a full moon has a strong effect on sleep. But the reality is more complex, and lifestyle habits like screen use before bedtime are likely to have a larger effect.
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What’s so special about a supermoon? Hardly anything. There are better things to observe in the night sky, according to a professional astronomer.
The last full moon of winter can illuminate earthworms in newly-thawed soil.
In the early morning of May 26, 2021, there will be a super blood-red lunar eclipse. The show will be spectacular and can all be explained by the orbits of the Earth and Moon.
April 26 is the first supermoon of the year.
Sea level is still rising, and when that lunar cycle starts upward again, it will mean double trouble for places like Miami.
According to Google Trends, Moon-related searches are up by more than 60% over the past week in Australia. We asked an expert in astrophysics to answer your Moon questions.
Just 12 people have walked on the Moon and they’ll know better than anyone just how big (or small) the place is. But we can make some comparisons with things on Earth to get a measure of the Moon.
The Moon has gravity of its own, which pulls the oceans (and us) towards it.
The ‘illumination hypothesis’ – suggests that criminals like enough light to ply their trade, but not so much as to increase their chance of apprehension.
A bunch of uncommon things all happening at the same time mean this full moon will have some special attributes.
Full moons are good reason to look up – and the one on Nov. 14 is no exception. But here’s why you likely won’t see something shockingly different from other full moons you’ve observed over the years.
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Director of the Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University
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Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Senior Research Associate in Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
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PhD Candidate in Space History, UCL
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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