Watch the moon phases and libration for 2024, as seen from Earth's Southern Hemisphere, in this time-lapsed animation that is set at hourly intervals. Video credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Stu ...

As of Tuesday, Sept. 16, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is 28% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

Earth ’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and waxing in its constant transformation from new moon to full moon and back again. This lunar cycle happens in part because the moon does not ...

The Moon's phases are caused by changing amounts of sunlight reflecting off its surface as it orbits Earth. Lunar eclipses happen during a Full Moon when Earth is between the Sun and Moon. Solar ...

While orbiting Earth, the moon undergoes a series of phases, each marked by its unique appearance in the sky The moon has captivated humanity since the beginning of time, but what deeper significance ...

When I was complaining about tests for scientific literacy, I offered an example of a great question. Just to be clear, I think this question tests students' understanding of the phases of the moon ...

If you didn't catch the " blood moon " Sept. 7-8 from your backyard in the United States, there's a perfectly good ...

The moon’s appearance changes drastically over the course of each month, from a crescent to a half-disk and then a full disk — and then back again. What causes these so-called phases of the moon? “The ...