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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Because Earth lines up between the moon and the sun, the moon is hidden from sunlight during a total lunar eclipse.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The transit will last a little under three and a half hours, during which time the moon's silhouette will travel left to right over the gas giant's surface.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The team concluded that developing on-board laundry technology is essential for future long-term missions to the moon or Mars to reduce the massive amount of clothing that must be launched from Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Andringa, who previously worked at NASA on Mars rovers, has long harbored an interest in adapting his Iowa company’s equipment for use on the moon or the Red Planet.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The transit will last a little under three and a half hours, during which time the moon's silhouette will travel left to right over the gas giant's surface.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The team concluded that developing on-board laundry technology is essential for future long-term missions to the moon or Mars to reduce the massive amount of clothing that must be launched from Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Andringa, who previously worked at NASA on Mars rovers, has long harbored an interest in adapting his Iowa company’s equipment for use on the moon or the Red Planet.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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