2025年3月17日 · Learn about the different names we have for a full moon! Make Oreo Moon Phases! For the New Moon, you must eat all the creme filling! Build a Moon Habitat! Make No-Bake Moon Cookies! Why Does the Moon Have Craters? It's not because the Moon gets hit by meteors more often... What Are the Moon’s Phases?

2025年3月17日 · What do we know about the Moon? Today, we know that the Moon is covered by craters as well as dust and debris from comets, asteroids and meteoroid impacts. We know that the Moon’s dark areas, called maria – which is Latin for seas – are not actually seas. Instead, they are craters that lava seeped into billions of years ago.

2023年5月22日 · In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting facts about the Moon for kids so they can learn more about this beautiful natural wonder. What is The Moon? A moon (also called a natural satellite) is basically a big rock that orbits or travels in circles around a planet just like a planet orbits the Sun. Moons are smaller ...

The Moon is a large natural object that orbits, or travels around, Earth. After the Sun it is the brightest object in the sky. The average distance between the Moon and Earth is about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers).

From Earth, the Moon may seem like its changing shape each night – from a tiny silver to a half moon to a full moon – But what actually happens? Well, from our spot on Earth, we see different parts of the Moon that are lit up by the Sun as the Moon travels in its orbit.

How big is the moon? What's on the surface of the moon? How strong is the moon's gravity? How and when do scientists think the moon formed? Find out the answers to these questions and more in our ten facts about the moon!

Roughly 140 natural satellites, called moons, orbit the various planets in our solar system, but there’s only one known simply as “the moon.”

Moons are natural satellites that orbit planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids in our Solar System. They come in different types, shapes, and sizes, and some of them even have atmospheres and hidden oceans. The only thing that makes the difference between some moons and a planet is what they revolve around.

2025年2月16日 · Moon facts. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. We usually see it in the night sky but also during the day. Some other planets also have moons or natural satellites.

2024年10月18日 · It takes the Moon about 29.53 days (29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes) to complete the cycle, from big and bright to small and dim and back to big and bright. The phase when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun is called the new moon. The next phase of the moon is called the "waxing crescent", followed by the "first quarter", "waxing gibbous ...