A Really Big Full Moon Tonight

The full moon tonight will be the biggest one of the year as Earth’s natural satellite reaches its closest point to our planet.

The moon makes a trip around Earth every 29.5 days. But the orbit is not a perfect circle.

The moon’s average distance from us is about 238,855 miles (384,400 km). Tonight it will be just 221,560 miles (356,567 km) away. It will be 14 percent bigger in our sky and 30 percent brighter than some other full moons during the year, according to NASA.

Tides will be higher tonight, too. Earth’s oceans are pulled by the gravity of the moon and the sun. So when the moon is closer, tides are pulled higher.

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But I wasn’t aware it’s moving away from us . . .

The moon is moving away from Earth as you read this, by about 1.6 inches (4 centimeters) a year. Eventually it’ll be torn apart as an expanding sun pushes the moon back toward Earth for a wrenching close encounter.

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Dreams may no longer be secret with Japan computer screen

A Japanese research team has revealed it had created a technology that could eventually display on a computer screen what people have on their minds, such as dreams.

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This fascinates me.  Imagine hooking up some type of computer/DVR device and recording your dreams so you could go back and view them later.  But then again, if others view these dreams I predict a lot of awkward moments, crazy YouTube posts, and strained marriages. 

Sometimes I have happy dreams of loved ones that have passed, it would be nice to relive them.

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