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What you need to know about the Moon 1 year 6 weeks ago

Of all of the celestial bodies that capture our attention and fascination as astronomers, none has a greater influence on life on planet Earth than it’s own satellite, the moon. When you think about it, we regard the moon with such powerful significance that unlike the moons of other planets which we give names, we only refer to our one and only orbiting orb as THE moon. It is not a moon. To us, it is the one and only moon.

Fun Facts You Never Knew About the Moon 1 year 28 weeks ago

There is so much that scientists have yet to discover about the moon. One of the most recent discoveries was that there actually is water on the moon. This for many years was debated and not confirmed until 2009. Although all planets have moon, our planet is the only one called Moon. Most planets moons have many different names, but because our moon was the first moon to be noticed, it is the only one that has that name. Although moons really mean a natural satellite, the original meaning of the word moon meant Earth's little Buddy.

Birth of The Moon: The Mystery of Earth's Companion in Space 1 year 51 weeks ago

The most mysterious story of the Moon. Some of analysis result of the lunar rock samples brought by Appollo shows that, the age of the stones was date back over 4.6 billon years!

Both bodies may have been formed at the same time. But if true, why then are earth and moon rocks of different composition? They contain the same elements and minerals, but in slightly different proportions. And why does the earth have a large molten iron core, while the moon has none at all, or only a very small one? But the origin of the moon remains a mystery.

Moon Phase Calendar 2 years 19 weeks ago

Moon Phase Calendar is an article giving the dates for the various moon phases for this year. Knowing the moon phases can be important for many people including fishermen, gardeners and wildlife enthusiasts.

The moon orbits the earth every 29 ½ days, so it can be difficult to work out when there will be a new moon or full moon. The article also explains what the various phases are and when you can see them – do you know when a waxing gibbous moon is? No, then this article may be worth a read.

Full Moon and Insect Behavior 1 year 9 weeks ago

In the week leading to the super moon, people were wondering a lot about the influence of the moon on disasters and other phenomena on earth. Entomologists and pest managers are also concern about the influence of the moon on insect behavior. Read about how the full moon affect the activities of nocturnal insects like the rice black bug.