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April’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means
April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...
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'Unacceptable': Malaysia’s Sin Chew Daily under probe for illustration of incomplete national flag, gets rebuke from King
Sin Chew Daily has suspended two editors for publishing an illustration of the flag without the crescent moon. The ...
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'Hilal': Arabic word for crescent moon is a symbol of transformation and beauty
The crescent moon has a famously lofty place in Arab and Islamic culture. A symbol of transformation, it signals the ...
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Golden icons of the sun and moon (IMAGE)
Golden icons of the sun and moon, symbols of the Xiongnu, decorating the coffin found in Elite Tomb 64 at the Takhiltiin Khotgor site, Mongolian Altai. The image may only be used in connection ...
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April’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means
“The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfect; it’s elliptical, or egg shaped. So, there are points throughout the year when it’s closer to the Earth and points when it’s farther ...