Mormon leaders have issued a rare public statement to the church’s 15 million members, advising that the confluence Sunday of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon (a “blood moon”) should not be taken as a sign of the apocalypse: “Avoid being caught up in extreme efforts to anticipate catastrophic events.”
Goddamn Giant Moon Will Deprive Everyone of Awesome Meteor Shower
Normally, when they hear the biggest full moon of the year is coming, people and werewolves get very excited.
Did a 'Supermoon' Cause Japan's Earthquake?
People are struggling to understand what caused the hugely destructive earthquake and tsunami in Japan. For some, "plate tectonics" and "random chance" isn't good enough. And this month, the moon will be closer to the Earth than it has been since 1993. So now there's a dumb "supermoon" conspiracy theory gaining steam.
