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April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...
April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...
April 12's full moon is known as the 'pink' full moon and will be the first full micromoon of 2025. Here is everything you ...
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...
Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...
The sun just released a burst of a rare form of helium known as helium-3 ( 3 He). What's peculiar is this lightweight, ...
Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky this week.
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
The farthest, smallest and faintest full moon of the year rises this weekend and you can watch it live online.
The April 12 full moon is known as the Pink Moon. It will also be a micromoon. Here's how to see it.
The Pink Moon will grace the skies on April 12, 2025, coinciding with the first full moon of spring. Despite its name, the ...