‘Supermoon’ Nearest Earth Tomorrow

Hope for clear skies: A “supermoon” is due tomorrow. NASA scientist Jim Garvin explains that a supermoon is “when the moon is slightly closer to Earth in its orbit than on average”—a situation that’s “most noticeable” when it coincides with a full moon, as it will tomorrow. “The moon…

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‘Supermoon’ Nearest Earth Tomorrow

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