These are called the Moon's phases. 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 Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

Earth, our home planet, is a world unlike any other. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only place in the known universe confirmed to host life. With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the ...

Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and sun, blocking sunlight from the moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears dim and reddish orange.