Earth’s natural satellite
The Moon moves around Earth and reflects sunlight. It does not make its own light, but it can look very bright in the night sky.
The Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest object in many night skies.
A gray cratered Moon floating in dark space.
The Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest object in many night skies.
The Moon circles Earth and changes position in the sky. As it moves, we see different sunlit parts of it, which creates the familiar phases.
The Moon affects tides and has shaped human timekeeping, stories, and skywatching for a very long time. It is also the closest world beyond Earth.
The Moon has a dusty, cratered surface. It has dark plains and brighter highlands, and it has no thick atmosphere like Earth does.
Imagine a gray rocky sphere close to Earth, bright in the night sky, with changing phases from new moon to full moon.
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