To the Moon!

In the early morning hours of April 15, 2014, the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse.

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Moonrise over the Syr Darya river.

Now you can have all the dates and times for all the Moon phases for the year at your fingertips.

Download and print your Certificate of Participation for the 2018 Observe the Moon Night 

Presentation slides about the Apollo 12 mission

LRO science results and ways to get involved in NASA lunar science

Engineers prepare NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft for acoustic environmental testing.

The view of the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse from the desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

This animation shows the geocentric phase, libration, position angle of the axis, and apparent diameter of the Moon throughout the year 2019, at hourly intervals. The imagery is based on actual dat...

Points of interest on the Moon for International Observe the Moon Night 2019. Find them with your binoculars or telescopes!

The six Apollo lunar landing sites are all relatively near the equator on the side of the Moon that faces the Earth. 

The phase and libration of the Moon for 2018, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at...

A photographic record of the moment NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was struck by a meteoroid.

Apollo 50th Anniversary: An Opportunity to Celebrate Past, Present, and Future Lunar Exploration 

Bright Venus seen near the crescent Moon on July 15, 2018. 

LRO: Seeing the Moon Lithograph

Moon viewing ideas for the whole family!

The Moon is seen as it sets behind the National Capitol Columns at the US National Arboretum on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Washington.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission and the Moon’s Role in the Solar Eclipse

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landing of humans on the Moon, the Night Sky Network has new Moon handouts and activities. 

This graphic highlights locations on the moon NASA considers "lunar heritage sites" and the path NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft will take on their final flight. 

This image shows the locations of many spacecraft that have landed on the moon. 

The Moon orbits the Earth in the months prior to the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse.  

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