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The Moon

Earth's ancient companion through all its phases. Craters, maria, and lunar eclipses up close.

Images: 167
Source: NASA APOD
Twilight with Moon and Planets

Feb 21

Twilight with Moon and Planets

Io in True Color

Jan 20

Io in True Color

CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula

Jan 19

CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula

Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope

Jan 18

Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Jan 17

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Plato and the Lunar Alps

Jan 15

Plato and the Lunar Alps

Ice Halos by Moonlight and Sunlight

Jan 9

Ice Halos by Moonlight and Sunlight

Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula Supernova Remnant

Jan 7

Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula Supernova Remnant

Full Moonlight

Jan 3

Full Moonlight

Apollo 17's Moonship

Dec 27

Apollo 17's Moonship

Unicorn, Fox Fur and Christmas Tree

Dec 25

Unicorn, Fox Fur and Christmas Tree

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Dec 19

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Dec 14

Juno Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Dec 13

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Northern Fox Fires

Dec 12

Northern Fox Fires

Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater

Dec 6

Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater

The Surface of Titan from Huygens

Nov 30

The Surface of Titan from Huygens

Moon Games

Nov 29

Moon Games

An Unusual Hole in Mars

Apr 13

An Unusual Hole in Mars

Moonquakes Surprisingly Common

Apr 6

Moonquakes Surprisingly Common

Ancient Ogunquit Beach on Mars

Mar 23

Ancient Ogunquit Beach on Mars

Seven Sisters versus California

Mar 5

Seven Sisters versus California

Rima Hyginus

Feb 22

Rima Hyginus

Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles

Feb 9

Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles

Comet G3 ATLAS over Uruguay

Jan 28

Comet G3 ATLAS over Uruguay

NGC 7814: Little Sombrero

Jan 23

NGC 7814: Little Sombrero

Jan 19

Titan Touchdown: Huygens Descent Movie

Full Moon, Full Mars

Jan 18

Full Moon, Full Mars

Wolf Moon Engulfs Mars

Jan 15

Wolf Moon Engulfs Mars

Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater

Jan 12

Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater

An Evening Sky Full of Planets

Jan 11

An Evening Sky Full of Planets

Eclipse Pair

Jan 3

Eclipse Pair

Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow

Mar 14

Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow

A Full Plankton Moon

Mar 11

A Full Plankton Moon

A Total Eclipse at the End of the World

Mar 10

A Total Eclipse at the End of the World

Comet Pons-Brooks in Northern Spring

Mar 9

Comet Pons-Brooks in Northern Spring

The Tarantula Zone

Mar 8

The Tarantula Zone

Mar 3

A Total Solar Eclipse Close-Up in Real Time

Odysseus on the Moon

Mar 2

Odysseus on the Moon

Odysseus and The Dish

Mar 1

Odysseus and The Dish

Julius Caesar and Leap Days

Feb 29

Julius Caesar and Leap Days

Supernova Remnant Simeis 147

Feb 27

Supernova Remnant Simeis 147

Feb 26

Martian Moon Eclipses Martian Moon

Odysseus to the Moon

Feb 24

Odysseus to the Moon

Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles' Peak

Feb 21

Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles' Peak

Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Feb 16

Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Rosette Deep Field

Feb 14

Rosette Deep Field

A January Wolf Moon

Feb 13

A January Wolf Moon

Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

Feb 11

Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Feb 3

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

SLIM Lands on the Moon

Jan 30

SLIM Lands on the Moon

Full Observatory Moon

Jan 27

Full Observatory Moon

Earth and Moon from Beyond

Jan 24

Earth and Moon from Beyond

Shadows of Mountain and Moon

Jan 22

Shadows of Mountain and Moon

America and the Sea of Serenity

Jan 17

America and the Sea of Serenity

Good Morning Moon

Jan 12

Good Morning Moon

The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty

Jan 10

The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty

The Phases of Venus

Jan 8

The Phases of Venus

Rocket Transits Rippling Moon

Jan 2

Rocket Transits Rippling Moon

The Persistence of Moonlight

Dec 30

The Persistence of Moonlight

Shakespeare in Space

Dec 29

Shakespeare in Space

Cathedral, Mountain, Moon

Dec 25

Cathedral, Mountain, Moon

The Same Color Illusion

Dec 18

The Same Color Illusion

Crescent Enceladus

Dec 16

Crescent Enceladus

Betelgeuse Eclipsed

Dec 15

Betelgeuse Eclipsed

Vega and Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Dec 8

Vega and Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Dec 7

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Plane Crossing Crescent Moon

Dec 4

Plane Crossing Crescent Moon

Dec 3

Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano

Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory

Dec 2

Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory

Artemis 1: Flight Day 13

Nov 30

Artemis 1: Flight Day 13

Ganymede from Juno

Nov 28

Ganymede from Juno

Fleming's Triangular Wisp

Nov 21

Fleming's Triangular Wisp

Planet Earth from Orion

Nov 18

Planet Earth from Orion

Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star

Nov 16

Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star

Three Planets Rock

Nov 14

Three Planets Rock

Gibbous Moon beyond Swedish Mountain

Nov 12

Gibbous Moon beyond Swedish Mountain

M1: The Crab Nebula

Nov 9

M1: The Crab Nebula

Perseus Galaxy Cluster from Euclid

Nov 8

Perseus Galaxy Cluster from Euclid

Nov 7

A Martian Dust Devil Spins By

Dinkinesh Moonrise

Nov 4

Dinkinesh Moonrise

Jupiter by Moonlight

Nov 3

Jupiter by Moonlight

Annular Solar Eclipse over Utah

Nov 1

Annular Solar Eclipse over Utah

A Partial Lunar Eclipse

Oct 29

A Partial Lunar Eclipse

Moon Io from Spacecraft Juno

Oct 23

Moon Io from Spacecraft Juno

Quarter Moons

Oct 21

Quarter Moons

A Sunrise at Sunset Point

Oct 19

A Sunrise at Sunset Point

Dust and the Western Veil Nebula

Oct 18

Dust and the Western Veil Nebula

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

Oct 17

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

Eclipse Rings

Oct 16

Eclipse Rings

An Eclipse Tree

Oct 15

An Eclipse Tree

Circular Sun Halo

Oct 14

Circular Sun Halo

A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse

Oct 9

A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse

Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun

Oct 8

Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun

Ring of Fire over Monument Valley

Oct 5

Ring of Fire over Monument Valley

A Desert Eclipse

Oct 1

A Desert Eclipse

A Harvest Moon over Tuscany

Sep 30

A Harvest Moon over Tuscany

Sep 24

A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse

Methane Discovered on Distant Exoplanet

Sep 20

Methane Discovered on Distant Exoplanet

Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

Sep 17

Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

Fireball over Iceland

Sep 16

Fireball over Iceland

Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

Sep 15

Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

An Annular Solar Eclipse over New Mexico

Sep 10

An Annular Solar Eclipse over New Mexico

Blue Supermoon Beyond Syracuse

Sep 5

Blue Supermoon Beyond Syracuse

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Sep 1

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Full Moons of August

Aug 30

Full Moons of August

Crescents of Venus

Aug 26

Crescents of Venus

A Season of Saturn

Aug 25

A Season of Saturn

Meteors along the Milky Way

Aug 24

Meteors along the Milky Way

The Pistachio Nebula

Aug 22

The Pistachio Nebula

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Aug 19

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Five Meters over Mars

Aug 10

Five Meters over Mars

Meteor Shower: Perseids from Perseus

Aug 9

Meteor Shower: Perseids from Perseus

Moon Meets Jupiter

Aug 8

Moon Meets Jupiter

Moonrays of August

Aug 4

Moonrays of August

Phobos over Mars

Jul 31

Phobos over Mars

Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide

Jul 30

Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

Jul 29

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Jul 26

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

The Antikythera Mechanism

Jul 23

The Antikythera Mechanism

Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

Jul 22

Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon

Jul 19

Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon

Stickney Crater

Jul 8

Stickney Crater

The Double Cluster in Perseus

Jul 7

The Double Cluster in Perseus

Fireworks vs Supermoon

Jul 6

Fireworks vs Supermoon

Three Galaxies in Draco

Jul 1

Three Galaxies in Draco

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Jun 30

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

Jun 28

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest

Jun 26

The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest

The Ñandú in the Milky Way

Jun 20

The Ñandú in the Milky Way

Sunset to Sunrise over the Baltic Sea

Jun 16

Sunset to Sunrise over the Baltic Sea

Jun 13

Moons Across Jupiter

The Largest Satellites of Earth

Jun 12

The Largest Satellites of Earth

Elephant's Trunk and Caravan

Jun 8

Elephant's Trunk and Caravan

Charon: Moon of Pluto

Jun 3

Charon: Moon of Pluto

Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

May 28

Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

Crescent Neptune and Triton

May 27

Crescent Neptune and Triton

Observatory Aligned with Moon Occulting Jupiter

May 24

Observatory Aligned with Moon Occulting Jupiter

Tardigrade in Moss

May 21

Tardigrade in Moss

Galileo's Europa

May 20

Galileo's Europa

WR 134 Ring Nebula

May 18

WR 134 Ring Nebula

Total Eclipse: The Big Corona

May 16

Total Eclipse: The Big Corona

Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

May 13

Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way

May 12

Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way

Milky Way over Egyptian Desert

May 10

Milky Way over Egyptian Desert

Shadows of Earth

May 9

Shadows of Earth

Twilight in a Flower

May 6

Twilight in a Flower

Shackleton from ShadowCam

May 5

Shackleton from ShadowCam

Saturn's Moon Helene in Color

Apr 30

Saturn's Moon Helene in Color

Solar Eclipse from a Ship

Apr 29

Solar Eclipse from a Ship

The Moon through the Arc de Triomphe

Apr 26

The Moon through the Arc de Triomphe

The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant

Apr 24

The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant

Solar Eclipse from Western Australia

Apr 21

Solar Eclipse from Western Australia

Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2024 April

Apr 18

Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2024 April

Seeing Titan

Mar 31

Seeing Titan

Sh2-308: A Dolphin Shaped Star Bubble

Mar 29

Sh2-308: A Dolphin Shaped Star Bubble

Mar 26

Wanderers

Venus and the Da Vinci Glow

Mar 25

Venus and the Da Vinci Glow

Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany

Mar 15

Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany

Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters

Mar 12

Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters

DART vs Dimorphos

Mar 9

DART vs Dimorphos

10 Days of Venus and Jupiter

Mar 4

10 Days of Venus and Jupiter

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Mar 3

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

Feb 28

Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

Saturn's Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface

Feb 26

Saturn's Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface

Crescent Moon Occultation

Feb 25

Crescent Moon Occultation

Comet ZTF  over Yosemite Falls

Feb 21

Comet ZTF over Yosemite Falls