This diagram easily breaks down what's going on with the sun, moon, and Earth during the August 21 total solar eclipse. Subscribe ... The moon is in the "new moon" phase; ...

This diagram easily breaks down the science of what's happening in space with the sun, moon, and Earth during the April 8 total solar eclipse. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Look at this diagram of the moon on opposite sides of the Earth: Illustration: Rhett Allain On the far side of Earth, the gravitational force from both Earth and the sun are in the same direction.

This complete high-resolution map of the moon taken by China's Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter was unveiled on Feb. 6, 2012. An artist's illustration of China's Chang'e moon probes, which are named after ...

The new moon arrives on July 5 at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Time (2257 UTC), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later the young moon will make a close pass to Mercury in the evening sky ...