Science
First supermoon of 2021 lights up the sky – Aljazeera.com
Making its closest approach to Earth, the bigger and brighter ‘supermoon’ has delighted sky-watchers.
The first of at least two supermoons of 2021 appeared on Monday, lighting up the night sky around the world.
It is also known as a pink moon, after the pink phlox that blooms in springtime, although it is pink in name only.
The moons orbit around the Earth is elliptical, making the distance between the two bodies change at times. When a full moon makes its closest approach to Earth, it looks bigger and brighter than usual and thus is described as a supermoon.
The full moon has other names as well,…
-
Noosa News22 hours agoMan shot by police outside Wynnum West house fire charged with attempted murder and arson
-
Noosa News19 hours agoBrisbane man charged with arson and attempted murder after violent house fire at Wynnum West
-
Business24 hours agoGuess which dirt cheap ASX 200 stock could rise 50%+
-
Noosa News24 hours agoWind gusts of up to 46km/h buffet Brisbane