A micromoon will grace the night skies this weekend

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK AP There s a micromoon coming up Related Articles Bipartisan bill to eliminate chosen credit card fees for businesses passed by Colorado House Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March SpaceX s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion Star Wars Star Trek mashup part of architect s bold look for aerospace company Colorado Senate gives initial approval to semiautomatic weapons bill after a major change allowing purchases The full moon will look slightly smaller and dimmer on Saturday night But the change may be tricky to spot with the naked eye It s a very subtle difference declared astrophysicist Alain Brizard from Saint Michael s College in Vermont The phenomenon happens when the moon is at a point farthest away from Earth It s opposite to a supermoon where the moon swings closer to Earth and looks a bit larger To see the micromoon go outside and look up in an area with a clear view of the moon Supermoons and micromoons happen a meager times a year as the moon s full phase syncs up with its orbit Another micromoon is on tap for May Three supermoons will be visible this year in October November and December A more colorful lunar event took place in March when a total eclipse turned the moon coppery red The Associated Press Vitality and Science Department receives advocacy from the Howard Hughes Curative Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content FILE The flower moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion about kilometers miles south of Athens Greece on Thursday May AP Photo Petros Giannakouris File