https://science.nasa.gov/moon/facts/
Learn about the Moon's origin, structure, surface, orbit, phases, and potential for life. Find out how the Moon affects Earth's climate, tides, and exploration.

https://space-facts.com/the-moon/
Learn about the Moon's size, shape, rotation, tides, gravity, history, exploration and more. Find out why the Moon is drifting away from Earth, why the dark side is not dark, and how the Moon affects the Earth.

https://thefactfile.org/facts-about-moon/
Learn about the moon's size, shape, phases, eclipses, surface, and more in this comprehensive list of facts. Discover how the moon affects the Earth, why it is moving away, and what it looks like from different hemispheres.

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/space/facts-about-the-moon/
Learn ten fascinating facts about the Moon, such as its size, shape, surface, orbit, phases, temperature and gravity. Discover how the Moon was formed and why it reflects light from the Sun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
Learn about the Moon's origin, structure, orbit, surface, and exploration by humans. Find out how the Moon affects Earth's tides, seasons, and life.

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-the-moon/en/
All About the Moon. Quick Facts: Earth has just one moon - a rocky, cratered place, roughly a quarter the size of Earth and an average of 238,855 miles away. The Moon can be seen with the naked eye most nights as it traces its 27-day orbit around our planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/moon-facts
Learn about the moon's origins, phases, gravity, tides, surface features, and exploration history. Find out how the moon affects the Earth and why it has no atmosphere or water.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Moon
Learn about the Moon, Earth's sole natural satellite and nearest large celestial body, from its origin and structure to its cultural and scientific significance. Find out the latest news, facts, and questions about the Moon and its exploration.

https://www.space.com/19619-top-10-moon-facts.html
The pattern of markings is always the same because the same side of the moon always faces Earth. This is called tidal locking" and is caused by the gradual impact of Earth's gravity on the moon

https://www.space.com/11162-10-surprising-moon-facts-full-moons.html
Here are 10 surprising facts about the moon, including information about the phases, brightness, temperature and more of Earth's natural satellite.

https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html
The moon likely has a very small solid iron core. (Image credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com) The moon's rocky mantle is about 825 miles (1,330 km) thick and made up of dense rocks rich in iron and

https://theplanets.org/the-moon/
Moon Facts. At a distance of 384,400 km from the Earth, the Moon is our closest celestial neighbour and only natural satellite.Because of this fact, we have been able to gain more knowledge about it than any other body in the Solar System besides the Earth. Like the Earth itself, the Moon is unique in some ways and rather ordinary in others.

https://www.thefactsite.com/moon-facts/
The Moon, according to scientists, is about 4.5 billion years old. It's believed to have been formed from debris flung into space when the Earth collided with another planetary structure, Theia. The Moon completes its trip around the Earth in 27.3 days. But it needs 29.5 days to go through its phases.

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/interesting-facts-about-moon
Learn about the Moon's origin, features, phases, tides, quakes and more from the Royal Observatory. See amazing photographs of the Moon and the solar system at the exhibition Astronomy Photographer of the Year.

http://www.spaceopedia.com/solar-system/moons/earths-moon/
The United States set out for the Moon with their Ranger, Lunar Orbiter, Surveyor and manned Apollo program. In December 1968 the Apollo 8 crew became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and orbit the Moon. On July 21 st 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 crew, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon effectively ending the Space Race.

https://www.factretriever.com/moon-facts
83 Out-of-This-World Moon Facts. On average, the moon is 238,750 miles (384,400 km) from Earth, or about 30 Earth widths away. [3] Most scientists believe the moon formed as a result of a "Giant Impact," or "Giant Whack.". According to this theory, a Mars -sized planet struck a glancing blow to early Earth.

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/five-things-to-know-about-the-moon/
Learn some quick facts about the Moon, such as its age, size, orbit, craters, and phases. Find out how to observe and explore the Moon with NASA's resources and activities.

https://littleastronomy.com/moon-facts-for-kids/
Moon Facts for Kids. 1. The Moon orbits Earth. The Moon travels in circles around our planet. We call that "orbiting". Earth is also moving through space and it orbits the Sun. The three objects along with the rest of the Solar system are in a permanent dance that repeats again and again.

https://www.weareteachers.com/facts-about-the-moon/
The moon circles around the Earth, making it our closest neighbor. Learn more facts about the moon in this video. The moon is the fifth-largest satellite in the solar system. It is one-fourth the size of the Earth. It takes 27.3 days for the moon to make one full trip around the Earth. The length of each moon cycle is a little longer, at 29.5 days.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/world/interesting-moon-facts-scn/index.html
Here are 10 scientific and historical facts about the moon that might surprise you. 1. It hasn't been walked on by man since 1972. After astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the moon as part of

https://earthhow.com/moon-facts/
Fast facts about the moon. From its temperature to its composition, here are some quick facts about the moon. Distance from the Earth: 384,000 km; The moon's radius is 1737 km, which is about 1/4 the size of Earth (or 27% in diameter) Surface Area: 37,960,000 km 2; Day length: 29d 12h 44min; Orbital period or length of day in Earth days: 27.3

https://www.rd.com/list/moon-facts/
The moon is connected to lunacy. The full moon can, in fact, mess with your emotions. Back in the Middle Ages, scientists and philosophers believed that a full moon caused seizures and influenced

https://facts.net/moon-facts/
01 The Moon's crust measures 50 km thicker on its far side compared to its near side. 02 Its iron core has an estimated thickness of 480 km. 03 The Moon's near side has over 300,000 craters with a width greater than 1 km. 04 It takes the Moon 27.3 days to make one orbit around the Earth.

https://findmykids.org/blog/en/phases-of-the-moon-for-kids
Full Moon: The entire face of the Moon is fully illuminated and turned towards Earth. Waning Gibbous: The Moon starts to shrink, but more than half is lit and visible. Last Quarter: Half of the Moon is illuminated again, but from the opposite side. Waning Crescent: Only a small sliver of the Moon is visible before it becomes a New Moon again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-is-a-supermoon-cool-facts-2024-dates-and-no-hype/ar-AA1e8uYd
On the night of a supermoon on July 13, 2022, he tweeted on X: "Tonight's Full Moon, the largest of the year, is 8% larger than an average Full Moon. Will be called by some a 'Super Duper

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/06/19/2024-summer-solstice-strawberry-moon-explained/74134167007/
Skywatchers will start their summer off with a treat - a full strawberry moon. It will occur on Thursday at 4:50 p.m. EDT. And sorry to disappoint, but the moon won't be a vibrant shade of red

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/solar-system-facts/
Pluto, smaller than our own moon, has five moons in its orbit, including Charon, a moon so large it makes Pluto wobble. Formation. Our solar system formed about 4.5 billion years ago from a dense cloud of interstellar gas and dust. The cloud collapsed, possibly due to the shockwave of a nearby exploding star, called a supernova.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/21/science/strawberry-full-moon-june-scn/index.html
The full moon — which will reach the crest of its fullness at 9:08 p.m. ET Friday — comes one day after the summer solstice, the day of the year when the sun appears the highest in the sky for

https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/local/2024/06/20/rare-strawberry-moon-summer-solstice-over-athens-on-friday-june-21/74134457007/
Here are quick facts about the Strawberry Moon sky watchers can snack on as it soars across the heavens. When is the full moon in June 2024? The Strawberry Moon will shine at peak illumination on

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Stav Dimitropoulos's science writing has appeared online or in print for the BBC, Discover, Scientific American, Nature, Science, Runner's World, The Daily Beast and others.