By Kim Morris, Borealis Blog editor On April 8, a total eclipse of the sun will occur over North America. According to Space.com, “a total solar eclipse happens when the moon appears the same size in the sky as the sun, or slightly larger, so fully covers the disk of the sun, giving observers a […]
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Fly Me to the (Super) Moon
by Emmanuel Fonseca Physics & Astronomy subject editor The Internet has been buzzing for the past few weeks about several major events involving the moon. Some of my non-astronomy friends were pretty confused after being inundated with conflicting online posts about both a lunar eclipse and a “super moon” happening this weekend. So which one […]