Tom Paine 1949
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Quick, donāt miss it! All genuine ālunaticsā rejoice! Werewolfs too!
The moon has been much in the news this August. For most of the month, uncrewed spacecraft from Russia and India were in a hot cosmic race to see which country would earn the bragging rights of being the first to safely land a ship in the moonās south polar region. On Aug. 20, Russiaās plans came to ruin, after an engine burn intended to fine-tune the shipās descent went awry. Three days later, Indiaāvery much a newbie in the moon gameāsuccessfully stuck its landing, earning this yearās top honors for lunar exploration.
But the moon hardly needs human intervention to make cosmic headlines. Tonight (Aug. 30) at shortly after 8:30 p.m. eastern time, through the morning of Sept. 1, a rare āsuper blue moonā will rise in the skies, creating a spectacle that thrills photographers, amateur sky watchers and even seasoned astronomersā¦
The moon has been much in the news this August. For most of the month, uncrewed spacecraft from Russia and India were in a hot cosmic race to see which country would earn the bragging rights of being the first to safely land a ship in the moonās south polar region. On Aug. 20, Russiaās plans came to ruin, after an engine burn intended to fine-tune the shipās descent went awry. Three days later, Indiaāvery much a newbie in the moon gameāsuccessfully stuck its landing, earning this yearās top honors for lunar exploration.
But the moon hardly needs human intervention to make cosmic headlines. Tonight (Aug. 30) at shortly after 8:30 p.m. eastern time, through the morning of Sept. 1, a rare āsuper blue moonā will rise in the skies, creating a spectacle that thrills photographers, amateur sky watchers and even seasoned astronomersā¦
How to Watch Tonight's Super Blue Moon
When a full moon draws close to Earth, lovely things happen.
time.com