Lunar phase

total solar eclipse, a total lunar eclipse, and a partial lunar eclipse. A total solar eclipse happens when a new moon moves in front of the sun and the viewer is within the Moon’s umbral…

The brand new Asteroid Redirection Mission (ARM) has just gone under review from NASA, and it looks to be ready by 2021. We will see the agency try to get a space boulder from the surface of nearby asteroids and place it into lunar orbit. This isn't nearly as cool as blowing it up with a nuke, but it's a safe way to test the future of our planetary defense program. NASA'S ARM HAS OTHER PLANS While this highly-anticipated mission's main goal is to redirect asteroids, NASA has other uses for the…

The history of earth is hard to imagine without our moon. The moon has had an impact on the earth in many different ways. For as long as man walked this earth, the moon has affected the tides and even the metals of the earth. The phases of the moon are still used to help guide the harvest, and even help determine the time of the river floods. The moon is a place that we know little about and very few people are lucky enough to get to experience it in person. Some interesting facts that we know…

to Martian orbit to rendezvous with the command module. Testing of the spacecraft design includes several phases. The first testing phase is the terrestrial phase. Each component of the spacecraft will undergo strenuous tests on the ground. After being certified, the components will be assembled and retested until the final product is created. The second testing phase is the near earth phase. The delivery and reentry vehicle, which will be pre-staged at the International Space Station during the…

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong. The Space Race was a competition between the two rivals of the Cold War, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union. The goal was to be the first country to have a man land on the moon. However, for this to happen, there had to be major changes. Specifically, the technology of the time had to be more advanced for both countries to be able to get to the moon. Therefore, the U.S./Soviet Space Race led to amazing…

1. How is the Moon dependent on the Sun? The Moon is dependent on the Sun for its different lunar phases. Although these phases may not be essential to the existence of the Moon, they would not occur without the Sun. Neither a lunar nor a solar eclipses would be possible without the Sun, again. Also, although this is not a direct dependence upon the Sun, if the Sun did not give the Earth an object to orbit, the Moon may never have fallen into orbit with the Earth. 2. How are seasons created?…

It has many phases that we study in our modern day science. We know there are 8 phases that are different and similar. The phases of the Moon are made from the shadow the Earth creates on the Moon. The Moon's phases are the way the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon. It creates different places that the Moon has light. Like in a first quarter only half the the Moon has a shadow.The other side has light because the earth isn't blocking the Moon on one side from the Sun’s lights. Phases occur…

Even the Harvard graduates had misconceptions about the reason for the existence of seasons and the way lunar phases occur. I think it’s important to include astronomy lessons in science class. I understand why astronomy isn’t made a requirement. Not everybody will be interested in the subject. However, I do think it’s important for people to at least know something…

the atmosphere is too weak to hold in gases as such as oxygen, resolving in no possible lifeforms. With a close-up glance of the surface of the moon - there are many scattered circles, also known as the lunar maria, impact craters. The lunar maria, evidence of lava flow, takes up about 45% of the lunar surface; in addition, the moon’s surface is also composed of regolith. A layer of powdery soil with scattered rocks created by asteroid impacts. Evidence on the moon’s surface of extinct…

The waning phases of the Moon can be primarily observed in the morning sky. Synchronous rotation occurs when tidal forces drag the rotation of a smaller body, until it matches the period of revolution around the larger body. A sidereal month is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to complete a full Lunar Cycle(27.3 days). A Synodic month is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to realign with the Sun(29…