This week's Harvest Moon — the last supermoon of the year — reached its brightest illumination early Friday morning.
The big picture: A supermoon occurs when the moon is at its closest orbital point to Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter than normal, according to NASA.
Canada's wildfire season, already the worst on record, went "completely off the rails" during the past week, scientists tell Axios.
The big picture: Enough land area burned in the past week to make the seven-day-period comparable to nearly an entire typical fire season across Canada, according to Merritt Turetsky of the University of Colorado.
The U.S. is expanding its long-standing scientific collaborations with India —as both countries prioritize strengthening their science and tech foundationsand try to counter China's ever-growing influence.
Why it matters: The Biden administration is trying to build "a stable base in the Indo-Pacific." India is challenging China to become the voice of the Global South. Science is a lever of power both are pulling to try to achieve those goals.
