Learn About Earth's Nearest Neighbor - The Moon
Chinese scientists have achieved a remarkable feat in their research of the Moon as they have discovered and identified the sixth new lunar mineral.
The China National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Authority jointly announced in Beijing on Friday, September 9thm 2022, that the new mineral – Changesite-(Y) – was found by scientists at the Beijing Research Institute … Read the rest of this article
The Harvest Moon is the full moon that’s closest to the Autumnal Equinox (September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere).
This year’s Harvest Moon reaches its full phase at about 9:58 UT (5:50AM EDT) on Saturday, September 10th.
After Summer gave us three Supermoons in a row and one very nearly Supermoon on May 16th — … Read the rest of this article
Have you ever wondered when the next full moon will be?
How about the first quarter moon?
Now you can have all the dates and times for all the moon phases for the year at your fingertips by building your own moon phases calendar and calculator!
JPL have a web page that lists all the materials needed along with step-by-step … Read the rest of this article
Full Moon Names are different in every culture. Some are tied to the seasons. Some relate to the environment where people lived. While other names just seem very fanciful. The Full Moons throughout the year have been given names by various cultures down through the centuries (and probably millennia).
Since the Moon orbits the Earth roughly every 27 days, which … Read the rest of this article