A supermoon's extra pull of gravity creates higher-than-usual tides. But the moon's pull doesn't affect a human body nearly as powerfully as it does an ocean.
Celebrating the New Year on January 1 is a civil event, not an astronomical one. And yet nature cooperates to make January 1 a satisfying time to start anew.
The New Horizons flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 - one year from today, on January 1, 2019 - will be the most distant in the history of space exploration.
The 2018 Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to exhibit its narrow peak January 3 around 21-22 hours UTC. The full supermoon nearly coincides, and moonlight will interfere with the shower.
Our lunar calendar shows the moon phase for each day of the coming year. Also ... check out the new colors and designs of our EarthSky Cares Tees. A percentage of proceeds collected will be donated to select organizations.
Henrique Feliciano Silva captured the December 3, 2017 full supermoon from Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal. Click in for more info about the January 1 supermoon.
