To the Moon!

What does the other side of the Moon look like, the side that can't be seen from the Earth? This video answers that question.

A mosaic of images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter centered on the Moon's Orientale basin. 

Mark your calendars: a series of three supermoons will appear on the celestial stage on Dec. 3, 2017, Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2018.

It's not just a time-lapse composite image of our Moon as it arcs across the sky, it's a "super blue blood Moon" eclipse! 

Set to Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune, this visualization uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data to show the stark beauty of evolving light and shadow near sunrise and sunset on the rugged lunar su...

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

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

Astronaut David R. Scott, right, commander of the Apollo 15 mission, gets a close look at the sample referred to as "Genesis rock."

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

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...

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

Make your own International Observe the Moon Night flyer or poster 

Save the date! International Observe the Moon Night 2019 is on October 5. 

LRO: Seeing the Moon Lithograph

This powerpoint was developed by LPI for use in teacher workshops, but may be modified for individual use.

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

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. 

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

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

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

Tips to evaluating your International Observe the Moon Night event

Lunar Image Processing Tutorial, written by Robert Reeves

What's Up for October? Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with your local astronomy club.

Moon viewing ideas for the whole family!