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Explore the solar system with NASA's Eyes, an interactive web app that lets you simulate the orbits and movements of planets, moons, asteroids, and spacecraft. You can zoom in and out, change the speed and direction of time, and view the solar system from different perspectives. Learn about the missions that explore our cosmic neighborhood and discover the wonders of the sun, Earth, and other worlds.
View interactive star map. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and is the fifth-largest satellite in the solar system. It has a diameter of 3,474 kilometers and a mass of 7.34 x 10^22 kilograms, making it about 1/81st the mass of Earth.
Explore the Moon from your screen! The following interactive tools enable you to climb lunar mountains, investigate Apollo samples, and dig beneath the Moon’s surface.
Go outside with NASA and watch the total lunar eclipse! On the evening of May 15, Earth will pass between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface.
Watch live as NASA's Orion spacecraft performs a close approach of the lunar surface on its way to a distant retrograde orbit, a highly stable orbit thousand...
May 10, 2022 · NASA Science Live: Watch a Total Lunar Eclipse. Date: Sunday, May 15. Time: 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. ET. Description: Go outside with NASA and watch the total lunar eclipse! Join NASA experts to learn about this incredible natural phenomenon, look through telescope views across the world and hear about plans to return humans to the lunar ...
Nov 28, 2022 · This is a live, low-resolution video feed from cameras on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as it accomplishes the Artemis I mission around the Moon and back to Earth. Splashdown is expected on Dec. 11, 2022.
Nov 7, 2022 · On November 8, 2022, the Moon passed fully into Earth's shadow and produced a total lunar eclipse. Totality took place between 5:17 a.m. and 6:42 a.m. EST (10:17 and 11:42 UTC), with the partial and penumbral phases of the eclipse continuing until 8:50 a.m. EST (13:50 UTC).
Overview. Earth'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. It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years.
