The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

(Second animation): This animation shows the moon orbiting Earth at the same distance as the ISS. More from News Have you ever wished the Jupiter or Saturn were closer to Earth? Saturn’s rings ...

Here, follow a step-through animation that explains why water rises on the side of the Earth away from the moon. Why is there ... and its movement around the sun. To find out more, see His Big ...

The moon is slowly ... nearly 16 times closer to Earth than it is today. As it cooled, the moon backed away, retreating thousands of miles into the distance. A new animation depicts that process ...