Effective vision is required for a range of duties on the Moon, including moving around the surface and gathering samples.

You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse. New moons occur approximately once every month because that's roughly how long it takes for the moon to orbit Earth.

Live camera crews earlier this year started going on calls with Everett police for a TV show, "On Patrol: Live." Critics see ...

Learn key facts about the Moon: from its significant distance and relative size compared to Earth to its distinctive color ...

Prior to being tidally locked into synchronous rotation — which keeps the same face of the Moon pointed toward Earth — the Moon rotated much faster than today. Its closer proximity to Earth ...

This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being ...

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What began as a quiet summer Sunday in Playa Unión, the main beach resort in the city of Rawson, Chubut province, ended in an ...

Tennessee Moon (Ransom the Moon ... at five furlongs, where she will face six others. Stepping up off a win in a $5,000 starter allowance race, she is 7-2 on the morning line.

CAPE TOWN - The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is warning beachgoers of a new moon tide, which it says will impact ocean tides. It said rip currents would be stronger and water levels would ...