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March Supermoon will be 2nd closet of 2020
If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. You can watch the Super Worm Moon tomorrow face to face, by watching it ascend in the east. The Moon will at that point sail over the night skies until it sets the next morning at about 7.08 pm GST (3.08 pm GMT). A full moon rises above a Greek flag near Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing, in Kasta... [Full Article...]
Pink moon: Biggest supermoon of 2020 illuminates the sky
A month ago, a worm supermoon illuminated the night sky- so named as it usually rises at the same time of year earth worms emerge from the soil for the first time after winter. A supermoon rises over Worthing pier on April 07, 2020 in Worthing, United Kingdom. The pink "supermoon" occurred because of its close proximity to Earth - a mere 221,851 miles. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Wuhan residents tired yet cautiously optimistic about lockdown being lifted soon
In Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and in Taiwan, a total of 935 cases were reported. Most of the cases and deaths were reported from Hubei. Meanwhile, other 1,095 asymptomatic patients are under medical observation. China has reported zero new Covid-19 deaths for the first time since January, despite struggles with ongoing outbreaks including in Wuhan where dozens of re... [Full Article...]
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The world may be racked by the coronavirus, but Donald Trump has less earthly concerns on his mind, too, after signing an executive order encouraging the USA to mine the moon for minerals. The view that the moon's resources are there for the taking has been common among government officials for years. Luxembourg has said it is "eager to work with other countries" on a multilateral agreement ... [Full Article...]
China reports zero Covid-19 deaths for first time since outbreak
A total of 983 imported cases had been recorded so far, the health authority said . Asymptomatic coronavirus cases are those who test positive for the virus but do not show any symptoms and have the potential to cause sporadic clusters of infections. [Full Article...]
US Prez Trump signs executive order for recovery, use of space resources
The president on Monday signed the executive order, which has been in the works for about a year, titled Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources. Trump also tasked the US State Department with negotiating "bilateral and multilateral arrangements with foreign states regarding safe and sustainable operations for the public and privacy recovery and use of space... [Full Article...]
Incredible 'Super Pink Moon' to appear in Irish skies tonight
It will appear to be seven percent bigger and 15 percent brighter than a typical full moon . "Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, rather than just the full Moon itself", the almanac website said. [Full Article...]
See Super Worm Moon tonight
Scientists anticipate the Moon will settle down across from the Sun at about 9.47 pm GST (5.47 pm GMT). When the Moon's passage through its Perigee happens around the time of a Full Moon, we have a Moon bigger and brighter than the one on any other Full Moon nights. [Full Article...]