moon

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Pacific time, it will be the sun’s turn to get eclipsed by the moon, with the spacecraft plunging into the darkness of the moon’s shadow for an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Artemis 2 flyby will be broadcast live by NASA, save for a period for when the spacecraft is behind the moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

TOKYO—Atsuyoshi Koike dreams of making computer chips on the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Saturn's surroundings are of growing interest because of Enceladus, a moon that ejects icy plumes from a subsurface ocean and may potentially support life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The moon was up, full and white, throwing sharp shadows away from me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff