B1 a âverb, such as can, might, and must, that is used with another âverb to âexpress an âidea such as âpossibility that is not âexpressed by the âmain âverb of a âsentence: The first âverb in the âfollowing âsentence is a modal: We ought to âpay the âgas âbill. More examples.
Looking further into the future, the perigee full moon will come closer than 356,500 kilometers for the first time in the 21st century (2001-2100) on November 25, 2034 (356,446 km). The closest full moon of the 21st century will fall on December 6, 2052 (356,425 km).
An asteroid the size of three double decker buses and travelling at at 33,000 mph came closer to Earth than the Moon last night. At 21:07 GMT (16:07 EST), the asteroid made its closest approach, reaching a distance of less than 217,000 miles (350,000 km), or nine-tenths of the distance between the moon and Earth.