Many full moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive ...

This is no accident, however, as the once-niche genre has been steadily infiltrating the mainstream for the last 25 years, following the humble release of Harvest Moon 64 on the Nintendo 64.

There are a couple of reasons to check out the upcoming harvest moon. First, it's a supermoon, meaning it will appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky than a typical full moon.

A special full moon will be rising in the night sky in September, because it feature a rare combination of a supermoon as ...