Tonight’s moon will be the biggest and brightest of the year, thanks to the convergence of two lunar events: a blue moon and a supermoon, which won’t be seen again until Jan. 31, 2037.

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A blue Moon occurs when the pattern of days in a year means there are 13 full Moons instead of the usual 12. This blue Moon is also a supermoon - when the Earth's only natural satellite appears ...

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