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2017’s smallest full moon on June 9

June 9, 2017 brings the farthest full moon - and hence the smallest full moon - of the year. We've heard it called the micro-moon or mini-moon. Saturn is nearby.

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Pink flowers in the foreground, and a night sky and full moon in the background.

May 1 full moon is a Flower Moon and micromoon

The 1st May full moon happens on May 1. It'll look full on the nights before and after that, too. The 2nd May full moon - a Blue Moon - will fall on May 30-31.

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Two full moons side by side. The right one is distinctly smaller.

What is a micromoon? We have 2 coming in May

What is a micromoon? It's a full or new moon near its farthest from Earth for the month. Depending on your definition, 2026 has either 2 or 3 full micromoons.

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Earthlike planet with oceans orbiting a larger, ringed Saturn-like planet in black space.

Moons of rogue planets habitable for billions of years?

Could moons of rogue planets support life? A new study led by researchers in Germany shows they could, if they have hydrogen atmospheres.

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Animation of many small moons circling Saturn, with colorful orbits displayed.

More moons for Jupiter and Saturn! New totals here

The Minor Planet Center announced 4 more moons for Jupiter and 11 for Saturn on March 16, 2026. Their new grand totals? Saturn has 285 and Jupiter has 101.

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2 pics, 2st showing path of asteroid intersecting with the moon and 2nd showing it not reaching the moon.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit the moon after all

NASA said on March 5, 2026, that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not strike the moon in 2032. New observations have now ruled out previous probabilities.

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Enormous white splash as a turbulent ocean wave hits a gray rock under a cloudy sky.

Expect high tides whenever we have a supermoon

The sun and moon, among other things, affect the height of the tides. Expect higher-than-usual tides for a few days following a supermoon.

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Huge pale yellow moon, mostly above the horizon, in light purple sky beyond a dark hill with tall cactuses.

Full moon names of the month and by the season

Lists of common full moon names - both by month and by season - for North America. And a word about full moon names in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Large brownish planet with banded atmosphere and a smaller bluish moon, with their sun in the distance.

Is a surprisingly massive exomoon orbiting this big exoplanet?

Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope might have found a massive exomoon - 40% the mass of Jupiter - orbiting a giant exoplanet 133 light-years away.

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Full Blue Moon on May 30-31, 2026: What’s a Blue Moon?

There's a full Blue Moon overnight on May 30-31, 2026. A Blue Moon is the 2nd of 2 full moons in a calendar month or the 3rd of 4 full moons in a single season.

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The sun, seen as a fat yellow-orange crescent with small dark spots.

Why is there no eclipse every full and new moon?

If the moon orbited Earth on the same plane that Earth circles the sun, we'd have an eclipse at every full and new moon. Here's why we don't.

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Enormous, bright full moon near horizon with a woman and a girl watching it.

What’s a supermoon? Here are the supermoons in 2026

What's a supermoon? In 2026, we will have three full supermoons and five new supermoons. The first full supermoon is in January.

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See the Martian moon Phobos fly over a dust storm

See the Martian moon Phobos as it passes over iconic landscapes on the red planet, including a trio of volcanoes and the largest canyon in the solar system.

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Sky chart: 2 positions of moon, 1 full, 1 gibbous, along slanted green line, with Jupiter close to the gibbous moon and 2 stars.

January full moon: Super Wolf Moon near Jupiter and perihelion

The 2026 January full moon, the Super Wolf Moon, is fullest on the morning of January 3. It'll appear full on both January 2 and 3 with Jupiter nearby.

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Blue and white half-lit Earth stands out against blackness over the gray lunar landscape as seen from orbit.

Apollo 8 Earthrise photo Christmas Eve 1968

Astronaut William Anders took this iconic photo of Earthrise on the 4th orbit of the moon aboard Apollo 8 on December 24, 1968.

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The last full supermoon of 2025. Best pics here!

The full Cold Moon on December 4 was the last supermoon of 2025. See a gallery of photos of the last full supermoon from the EarthSky community here.

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December full moon is the Cold Moon and a supermoon

The 2025 December full moon will occur on December 4. It's also a supermoon, the last supermoon of 2025. It will look very bright. Don't miss it!

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Mottled world in yellows to reddish colors with a volcanic plume on one edge.

New possible volcanic exomoon orbiting searing hot exoplanet

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope said they've found evidence of a possible volcanic exomoon orbiting the hot Jupiter exoplanet WASP-39b.

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Map of the Eastern Hemisphere almost entirely dark, centered on India and Indian Ocean.

Total lunar eclipse of the full Corn Moon September 7, 2025

Overnight on September 7, 2025, there will be a total lunar eclipse of the September full Corn Moon visible from the Eastern Hemisphere.

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A very thin crescent moon and a woman with bobbed hair and glasses with the words Secrets Revealed.

Rare Black Moon coming August 22-23! Why so special?

We'll have a Black Moon on August 22-23, 2025. A Black Moon is a special kind of new moon. Learn more about Black Moons here.

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