A moon

10/22/2024

10/22/2024

Learn how the moon formed, how its orbit affects Earth's tides, why solar and lunar eclipses happen and the history of lunar exploration.

10/22/2024

The next full moon will be on Friday,

10/20/2024

Why is the moon red today?
What is a Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon | Exploratorium
The moon appears red because the light that is illuminating it must pass through Earth's atmosphere, which scatters blue light and bends (or refracts) red light toward the moon. Sizes and distances not to scale. The intensity of the red color is determined by where the moon is in Earth's shadow.

10/18/2024

Today
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What is today for the moon?
Today's lunar phase in Nashville, United States, the moon is in 🌔 the Waxing Gibbous phase, with 93.46% illumination, with an age of 12.33 days.

10/16/2024

Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon have synchronized the Moon's orbital period with its rotation period at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the Moon to always face Earth.

10/13/2024

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km, about 30 times the diameter of Earth