The final "supermoon" of 2025 will take to the skies later this week, though Chicago-area residents will have to brave the cold to see it.

The "Cold Supermoon" will rise in the skies Thursday night, and is the third consecutive supermoon that North America has seen this year.

Here's everything you need to know.

What is a "supermoon"?

According to NASA, a “supermoon” occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to the Earth in its orbit, known as its perigee.

Since the moon’s orbit is elliptical, it reaches its perigee and its apogee each time it revolves around the planet, and the “supermoon” coincides with that perigee on multiple occasions in a row.

While the term “supermoon” isn’t an official term according to NASA, it’s typically used to describe a full

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