Monday, August 19

Contents:

1. New Travel Article: Disney Announces Massive Park Expansion

2. Rare Super Blue Moon Happening Tonight: Here's Why It's Special

3. Upcoming Events

4. Fact of the Day

5. Quote of the Day

6. Word of the Day

We have released a new Travel article today detailing a massive new park expansion that was recently announced by Disney. The new attractions include a Stark Flight Lab in Los Angeles, whole new lands dedicated to villains and cars coming to Orlando, and four new cruise ships arriving in the next three to seven years. You can check out the new article here.

A rare super blue moon will take place tonight, so make sure not to miss it! Let's take a look at what a super blue moon is and why you should take some time out of your evening to look at the night sky tonight.

There are two types of blue moons: monthly blue moons and seasonal blue moons. Monthly blue moons are rarer and happen when two full moons occur in a single calendar month-- this is relatively rare because one lunar cycle is around 29.5 days long, while a month lasts 30-31 days. A seasonal blue moon is when four full moons occur in one season instead of the usual three. The third of the four full moons is considered as the blue moon. The original definition of a blue moon was the seasonal blue moon, but the monthly blue moon definition is more widely known in these days. Monthly blue moons occur around once every 2.7 years, while a seasonal blue moon occurs around every 2.5 years.

A supermoon, on the other hand, occurs when the moon is closer to Earth, making it appear bigger. Since the moon's orbit around Earth is an elliptical, not an exact circle, the moon is closer to our planet at certain times of the year, so a full moon during this time is considered a supermoon. During a supermoon, the moon appears approximately 14% larger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, and they occur around three to four times a year.

However, when a blue moon and a supermoon coincide, it is known as a super blue moon, which are exceedingly rare. 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are blue moons, meaning that only 0.75% of all full moons are super blue moons. Super blue moons occur around every 10 years, but the next one is predicted to happen in 2037-- making it all the more important to get outside tonight and take a look at one of the largest moons of the year. In case you were wondering, the next seasonal blue moons will occur on May 20, 2027 and December 20, 2029, while the next monthly blue moon will occur on May 31, 2026.

Upcoming Events:

• World Humanitarian Day (Monday, August 19)

• International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (Wednesday, August 21)

• International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Thursday, August 22)

• International Day for the Remembrance of the the Slave Trade and Its Abolition (Friday, August 23)

This article has been edited after a mistake in the original publication was found. The next super blue moon will occur in 2037, not 2032.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Celsius and Fahrenheit become equal at -40 degrees.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Practice like you never won, perform like you never lost. (The Eagle)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Impugn (verb)- To impugn something, such as a person's integrity, judgment, etc., is to attack or oppose it as false or lacking integrity.

In a Sentence: The defense attorneys did their best to impugn the motives of the prosecution’s key witnesses.