the moon
noun
variants
or the Moon
: the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
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Bright looping structures can be seen playing throughout the sun's atmosphere in the ultraviolet realm of the electromagnetic spectrum as plasma is shaped by our star's strong magnetic field while the moon's silhouette roams left-to-right across the solar disk.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
If the moon isn’t visible, lunar calculations are used to predict its location in the sky.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
If all had gone according to plan, four astronauts might have been returning just this week from a history-making, 10-day slingshot trip around the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Lunar New Year is a 15-day celebration to mark the arrival of a new year and is timed to follow the moon cycle.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
If the moon isn’t visible, lunar calculations are used to predict its location in the sky.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
If all had gone according to plan, four astronauts might have been returning just this week from a history-making, 10-day slingshot trip around the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Lunar New Year is a 15-day celebration to mark the arrival of a new year and is timed to follow the moon cycle.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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