Science

Moon Shots

Let's take a good look at our nearest celestial neighbor. 
  • moon in waxing gibbous phase
    Courtesy of NASA
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    MOON SHOTS

    Let's take a good look at our nearest celestial neighbor. 
  • Shadow of the moon during a solar eclipse
    Photograph: Bill Ingalls/NASA
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    Moon Passing the Sun

    Here, the moon is passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse, seen from Northern Cascades National Park, Washington. On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina.
  • crescent moon rising
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    Tiny Crescent Moon

    On February 1, 2014, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata tweeted this view of a crescent moon rising and the cusp of Earths atmosphere. 
  • tiny silhouette of ISS in front of a giant moon
    Photograph: Joel Kowsky/NASA
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    ISS Silhouette 

    Look closely to see the silhouette of the International Space Station as it transits the moon at roughly 5 miles per second.
  • waxing crescent moon
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    Waxing Crescent Moon

    A waxing crescent moon shot from the ISS as it orbited 260 miles above Algeria on January 1, 2020.
  • full lunar eclipse
    Photograph: Brian Day/NASA Ames Research Center
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    Full Lunar Eclipse

    A full lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014, seen from San Jose, California. These occur when the Earth, moon, and sun are in perfect alignment, blanketing the moon in the Earth's shadow. 
  • moon in orbit positioned below the earth from the vantage point of the ISS
    Courtesy of NASA
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    Good Night, Moon

    On July 2, 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly posted this picture of the moon taken from the ISS with the caption “Day 97. Good night, moon.”