Moon
Earth’s satellite
Top Questions
What is the Moon?
What is the Moon?
Should humans colonize the Moon?
Should humans colonize the Moon?
News •
Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
• Dec. 20, 2024, 9:09 PM ET (Space.com)
NASA Cameras to Capture Interaction Between Blue Ghost, Moon’s Surface
• Dec. 19, 2024, 9:48 PM ET (NASA (.gov))
NASA Payload Aims to Probe Moon’s Depths to Study Heat Flow
• Dec. 19, 2024, 4:04 AM ET (NASA (.gov))
More NASA Science, Tech will Fly to Moon Aboard Future Firefly Flight
• Dec. 18, 2024, 11:43 PM ET (NASA (.gov))
New Commercial Artemis Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA
• Dec. 18, 2024, 9:18 PM ET (NASA (.gov))
Moon, Earth’s sole natural satellite and nearest large celestial body. Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. It is designated by the symbol ☽. Its name in English, like that of Earth, is of Germanic and Old English derivation. The Moon’s desolate beauty has been a source of fascination and curiosity throughout history and has inspired a rich cultural and symbolic tradition. In past civilizations the Moon was regarded as a deity, its dominion dramatically manifested in its rhythmic control over the tides and the cycle of female fertility. Ancient lore and ...(100 of 10458 words)