- Moon - Wikipedia
The Moon is, except when passing through Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse, always illuminated by the Sun, but from Earth the visible illumination shifts during its orbit, producing the lunar phases The Moon is the brightest celestial object in Earth's night sky
- Moon | Features, Phases, Surface, Exploration, Facts | Britannica
Moon, Earth’s sole natural satellite and nearest celestial body Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun Its name in English, like that of Earth, is of Germanic and Old English derivation
- Moon Facts - NASA Science
The Moon makes a complete orbit around Earth in 27 Earth days and rotates or spins at that same rate, or in that same amount of time Because Earth is moving as well – rotating on its axis as it orbits the Sun – from our perspective, the Moon appears to orbit us every 29 days
- An enormous X and V will grace the moons surface tonight. Heres . . .
The night of the first quarter moon phase on July 2 presents a good opportunity to spot a colossal 'X' and 'V' emblazoned on the lunar surface This month's first quarter phase occurs at 11:41 p m
- What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space Place
We describe how the Moon looks with the eight Moon phases, or shapes: If you have looked into the night sky, you may have noticed the Moon appears to change shape each night Some nights, the Moon might look like a narrow crescent Other nights, the Moon might look like a bright circle
- Daily Moon Guide | Observe – Moon: NASA Science
NASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year WHAT WILL YOU SEE? This shows the Moon’s current phase in two ways: the percentage of the Moon’s nearside that is illuminated by the Sun, and how many days have passed since new moon
- Moon Trek - NASA
Trek is a NASA web-based portal for exploration of Moon This portal showcases data collected by NASA at various landing sites and features an easy-to-use browsing tool that provides layering and viewing of high resolution data
- In Depth | Earths Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
The brightest and largest object in our night sky, the Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years
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