The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ... a single massive body—the moon. That impact didn’t just create ...

A total eclipse can only happen during a new moon. How many Earth moons would fit across the face of the Earth? How many Earths would fit across the Sun? How many times further away is our Sun from ...

A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our ...

To spot the celestial 'smiley face,' skywatchers in the U.S. will need a clear view of the eastern horizon in the hour ...

An curved arrow pointing right. There are any commonly held beliefs about Earth's sun and moon that simply aren't true. Produced by Zach Wasser. Original reporting by Dave Mosher. Follow TI ...

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse.