5 October 2026
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See the smallest Full Moon of 2015 tonight

5 March 2015 Ade Ashford

If you feel that tonight’s rising Full Moon is that bit smaller than usual then you’d be right, for this is a so-called Micromoon — one that occurs close to the point in the Moon’s orbit where it is furthest from the Earth.

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See the year’s largest First Quarter Moon on 29th November

28 November 2014 Ade Ashford

The Moon’s distance from the Earth, and hence its apparent size, waxes and wanes just like its phases. It so happens that Saturday’s First Quarter Moon is closer than normal…

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News Headlines

  • Happy New Year, Mars! The Red Planet is turning 39
    29 September 2026
  • 3I/ATLAS was born in the deep freeze
    8 September 2026
  • Roman Space Telescope launches on mission to survey the Universe
    30 August 2026
  • JWST’s ‘impossible’ early galaxies may be even more massive than we thought
    24 August 2026
  • How to observe the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse
    7 August 2026

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