Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it. As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see it from different angles. We see different amounts of the lit and dark ...

As the moon orbits Earth, it moves in between us and the sun, so it looks as if more or less of the lunar satellite is being illuminated at any given time - this is why the moon has phases.

Advertisement Advertisement As the moon orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the sun, the three bodies are forever getting in one another’s way, periodically blocking the view from one to the ...

The moon orbits Earth once every 27 days or so. The phase we see it in (crescent, half full, and so on) depends on the angle between the sun, the moon and Earth. When the moon is new, between ...

The Moon orbits the Earth, which orbits the Sun, which ultimately orbits the center of the Milky Way, which moves relative to other galaxies. Or it’s just the expansion of space-time which make ...

What is a blood moon eclipse and when is the next one? - A blood moon takes place tomorrow – here’s how to see it ...