Earth's Moon - Science@NASA
WEBEarth's Moon is the brightest and largest object in our night sky. The Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate.
Daily Moon Guide | Observe - Moon: NASA Science
WEBNASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year.
Moon Phases - NASA Science
WEBDaily Moon Guide. Check out NASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year. Go to the guide
NASA Moon Launch: Highlights From NASA’s Artemis Moon …
WEBNov 15, 2022 · One, the small NASA-financed CAPSTONE, arrived at the moon on Sunday after a June launch — to explore a highly elongated orbit, where NASA plans to build a lunar space station for future...
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates | Space
WEBJul 24, 2024 · NASA's Artemis 2 mission remains on track to send four astronauts around the moon in late 2024. The crew is continuing their training while the hardware that will carry them to space — the...
9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Here are some out-of-this-world phenomena Artemis astronauts will experience: 1. A Hovering Sun and Giant Shadows. This visualization shows the motions of Earth and the Sun as viewed from the South Pole of the Moon. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Near the Moon’s South Pole, astronauts will see dramatic shadows that are 25 to 50 times ...
8 Things to Know About NASA’s Mission to an Ocean Moon of …
WEB2 days ago · Scientists will then layer the data together to paint a full picture of the moon. 5. With antennas and solar arrays fully deployed, Europa Clipper is the largest spacecraft NASA has ever developed for a planetary mission. The spacecraft extends 100 feet (30.5 meters) from one end to the other and about 58 feet (17.6 meters) across.
Overview | Phases, Eclipses & Supermoons – Moon: NASA Science
WEBFrom your astronaut’s viewpoint, you can see that the Moon is an average of 238,855 miles (384,399 km) from Earth, or about the space that could be occupied by 30 Earths. It travels around our planet once every 27.322 days in an elliptical orbit, an elongated circle.
In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBThe Moon makes a complete orbit around Earth in 27 Earth days and rotates or spins at that same rate, or in that same amount of time. Because Earth is moving as well – rotating on its axis as it orbits the Sun – from our perspective, the …
NASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiatives
WEBSep 12, 2024 · NASA and its partners are currently researching which mathematical models will be best for establishing a lunar time. To put these numbers into perspective, a hummingbird’s wings flap about 50 times per second. Each flap is about .02 seconds, or 20,000 microseconds. So, while 56 microseconds may …