In this lesson, students learn the pattern that the moon phases make as well as different constellations the stars make. Mrs. Newby will read a few pages from the book The Stars, by Jeff Wimbush.

Today, July 6, 2025, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 83% illuminated.

The part of the moon we see from Earth depends on the Moon's position, and the different positions give us eight, different Moon phases. (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center) The first one is the ...

About seven nights after the new moon, we see half of the moon’s disk — a phase called the first quarter. Then comes a waxing gibbous moon, which is between half-full and full.

The first images of the far side of the moon were captured by the Soviet probe Luna 3, in October 1959. The images captured by Luna 3 were of low quality, but provided the very first glimpse at ...