CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one.

This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 362,500 kilometres of Earth on Thursday. It won’t reach its full lunar phase until Friday.

The supermoon rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and before the Leonids are most active.

Only the keenest observers can see the subtle differences, but it's easier to note the brightness; supermoons can be 30 per cent brighter.{ai:summary}<p>A supermoon will occur this week, marking the year's fourth and final one. It will appear larger and brighter as it approaches Earth at about 362,500 kilometers. The supermoon rises after the Taurid meteor shower and before the peak of the Leonids. </p><p>#science</p>

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