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  2. What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space Place

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    🌘 Waning Crescent: In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waning crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the left. The Moon displays these eight phases one after the other as it moves through its cycle each month.

  3. Supermoon, Blood Moon, Blue Moon and Harvest Moon

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    A full moon occurs when the side of the Moon facing Earth is fully lit up by the Sun. There are a few different types of unusual full moon types, which include blood moons, supermoons, blue moons, and harvest moons, and others.

  4. What do we know about the Moon? Today, we know that the Moon is covered by craters as well as dust and debris from comets, asteroids and meteoroid impacts. We know that the Moon’s dark areas, called maria – which is Latin for seas – are not actually seas. Instead, they are craters that lava seeped into billions of years ago.

  5. Make Oreo Moon phases. To start, download and print this page. Then open up some Oreo cookies and scrape off the creme filling to make the four major phases of the Moon. These Oreo "Moons" show how the Moon looks from Earth during these phases:

  6. Can you find all the NASA and space-themed hidden objects? Learn more about what happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun! It all has to do with the distance between Earth and the sun and Earth and the moon.

  7. Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses - NASA Space Place

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    An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light. Here on Earth, we can experience two kinds of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. Below, check out a visualization of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse!

  8. Solar System | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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    Learn more about what happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun! explore; How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse? It all has to do with the distance between Earth and the sun and Earth and the moon. explore; Asteroid or Meteor: What's the Difference? Learn more about asteroids, meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, and comets ...

  9. A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. Sometimes the Moon only blocks part of the Sun’s light. This is called a partial solar eclipse. Other times, the Moon blocks all of the Sun’s light. This is called a total solar eclipse.

  10. Learn about space and Earth science with our kid-friendly activities.

  11. We would like to thank the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, Missouri, for sharing this recipe for delicious Moon Cookies! Download a PDF of this activity. Fun Moon Facts: Scientists think the moon formed when a Mars-sized object crashed into Earth. When the moon formed, it was much closer to Earth. It must have looked giant in the sky!