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If you want to see what might happen to Earth's tilt without the Moon, just look at Mars. Without a large moon to stabilize it, it's believed that the tilt of Mars could vary by as much as 50 degrees.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth. When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon.
Unlike how the sun seems to disappear during the “totality” phase of a total solar eclipse, the moon will still be visible during the total lunar eclipse because sunlight passing through Earth ...
(CNN) — A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago ...
Moon phases are part of a 29.5-day lunar cycle, NASA tells us, caused by the angles between the sun, moon, and Earth. Moon phases are how the moon looks from Earth as it goes around us.
Moon phases are part of a 29.5-day lunar cycle, NASA tells us, caused by the angles between the sun, moon, and Earth. Moon phases are how the moon looks from Earth as it goes around us.