Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
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May 28, 2026 5:59 PM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
A bonus: The brilliant star Antares will photobomb Sunday's spectacle for a celestial three-for-one.
A blue moon occurs every two to three years when a second full moon squeezes into a single month. May 1 saw this month's first full moon.
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