Full moon dates for 2021, including April s Pink Moon
Full moons illuminate the sky every month, but why do they have different names?
The Full Worm Moon is pictured over Tbilisi, Georgia on March 28, 2021
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Dust off those binoculars and keep your eyes on the skies, as the fourth full moon of 2021 is fast approaching.
As one of 12 full moons to admire every year, April s moon was dubbed the Pink Moon by Early Native Americans because pink wildflowers, appear in North America in early spring.
But when and how can you see it? Here we ve compiled a complete guide to the Moon, Earth s only natural satellite and the largest and brightest object in our night sky, which has enchanted and inspired mankind for centuries.
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March 11, 2021 at 2:26 pm
The Space Race began in earnest on 4 October 1957, when the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. Sputnik I orbited Earth roughly once every 96 minutes and was tracked by Soviet scientists for about 21 days, before its batteries died on 26 October 1958.
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The USSR had begun the race to conquer space. On 4 January 1958, Sputnik I fell back towards Earth, burning up on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, but by that stage the Soviets had already launched Sputnik II on 3 November 1957, carrying the dog Laika into Earth orbit.
The Soviets has shown it was possible to put animals in space, and from that day forward the launch of human beings seemed more of a possibility. Now it was up to the USA to show that they could compete with the space-faring successes enjoyed by the USSR