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Moons of the Solar System

by Mark Hughes There are more than 140 known moons throughout our solar system. Most are barren rock, while some have atmospheres, volcanoes, and maybe even oceans of liquid…

DK Science: Moon

THE MOON IN ECLIPSETHE LUNAR SURFACEPHASES OF THE MOONFIND OUT MORECircling round Earth once a month, the Moon is our planet’s only natural satellite. As the Moon orbits Earth, our view of…

DK Space: Moon

WHAT IS THE MOON MADE OF? HOW DOES THE MOON AFFECT EARTH? PhasesFIND OUT MOREIn space, the closest object to Earth is the Moon. It orbits Earth, and appears to change shape as it moves—the…

New Moon Trivia

Word Wise > All About Books Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about New Moon Related Links Twilight Page Twilight Quiz…

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2006

Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2006, to find time of eclipse.)March 15. Penumbral…

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (U.T.) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. Apr. 8. Annular-total eclipse of…

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2007

Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2007, to find time of eclipse.)March 3–4. Total…

Child Birth and Full Moons

The Question: Is there any correlation between full moons and child birth? The Answer: For years people have tried to blame the full moon for increasing just…

New Moon: Movie Review

Director Chris Weitz turns up the heat in the second Twilight film by Catherine McNiff Related Links New Moon TriviaNew Moon QuizTwilight PollTwilight HangmanTwilight PageHere comes the…