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The Moon

The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite—a rocky, cratered body about one‑quarter the diameter of Earth, orbiting at an average distance of approximately 384,400 km. It influences tides, stabilizes Earth’s axial tilt, and was formed about 4.5 billion years ago following a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "The Moon"

The Bay of Rainbows

The Bay of Rainbows

12/02/2026

Crescent Enceladus

Crescent Enceladus

07/02/2026

Artemis I: Flight Day 13

Artemis I: Flight Day 13

31/01/2026

Earthset from Orion

Earthset from Orion

24/01/2026

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

17/01/2026

Plato and the Lunar Alps

Plato and the Lunar Alps

15/01/2026

Full Moonlight

Full Moonlight

03/01/2026

Apollo 17's Moonship

Apollo 17's Moonship

27/12/2025

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

19/12/2025

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

13/12/2025

Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater

Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater

06/12/2025

Moon Games

Moon Games

29/11/2025

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

16/11/2025

A Super Lunar Corona

A Super Lunar Corona

12/11/2025

Micro Moon vs. Super Moon

Micro Moon vs. Super Moon

10/11/2025

NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula

NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula

28/10/2025

NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula

NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula

08/10/2025

The Rotating Moon

The Rotating Moon
Video

04/10/2025

Gibbous vs Crescent

Gibbous vs Crescent

20/09/2025

Lunar Eclipse in Two Hemispheres

Lunar Eclipse in Two Hemispheres

12/09/2025

The Umbra of Earth

The Umbra of Earth

11/09/2025

Sardinia Sunset

Sardinia Sunset

06/09/2025

Callisto: Dirty Battered Iceball

Callisto: Dirty Battered Iceball

01/09/2025

A Two Percent Moon

A Two Percent Moon

30/08/2025

Fishing for the Moon

Fishing for the Moon

23/08/2025

Moonlight, Planets, and Perseids

Moonlight, Planets, and Perseids

15/08/2025

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

14/08/2025

Titan Shadow Transit

Titan Shadow Transit

24/07/2025

Lunar Nearside

Lunar Nearside

20/07/2025

Lunar Farside

Lunar Farside

28/06/2025