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Spacewatch: total lunar eclipse and largest supermoon of the year Stuart Clark © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: VCG/Getty The moon will be full on 26 May. This will coincide with the largest supermoon of the year, and also the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019. Although precise definitions vary, a supermoon is said to occur when the full moon takes place near the closest point in its orbit to the Earth. This week, the centre of the moon will be 357,462km away...

December Marks the Deadliest Month in the U.S. Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic People 12/28/2020 © Provided by People ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty As 2020 nears its end, December has become the nations deadliest month since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming over 63,000 American lives. According to the COVID Tracking Project, December surpassed the previous record — held by April with over 55,000 deaths — on Dec. 23, as people began traveling for the holidays and cases star...