Science news articles about 'Super Moon'

... % differenceClear skies will reveal a "super moon" phenomenon on Saturday as the moon reaches its closest point ... . Stargazers will be hoping to see a bigger and brighter moon than normal as it reaches the closest point to the Earth ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An especially large moon will appear to rise on Saturday in the most extreme example of a so-called super-moon phenomenon in nearly 20 years ...

Another "super-Moon" is in the offing. The perigee full Moon of May 5-6 will be as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons of 2012.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "super Moon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said.

... super moon's arrival has prompted a spate of superstition about the effects of the celestial body on earthly eventsOne ... by Lucozade, almost everyone else has called it a super moon.The fact the moon is physically closer ...

... % brighter than others during the year. The reason for this phenomenon is that the Moon becomes full on its closest approach to Earth ...