This August, we will have two full moons! The second full moon that occurs in the same month is called "Blue Moon", and this time, it falls on the last night of summer. A blue moon is a second full moon that takes place within one month. This year, it…
A unique solar eclipse, referred to as the 'ring of fire', will begin on May 20, 2012, in China and will move to the east, to the United States on May 21, 2012. Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to observe the eclipse as it will be visible only in…
For years, scientists have believed that the Moon was created after a clash of a large celestial body into the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. However, a new chemical analysis of lunar rocks, as regarding the amount of titanium, has found them to be too similar to that of terrestrial…
This May, we will have a spectacular celestial event - a super moon! The moon's distance from the Earth is not always the same due to the elliptical shape of the orbit and variations in the gravitational attraction between the Moon, Earth, and Sun. When a full moon occurs close…