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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Hackett reminds stargazers to check the moon cycle and recommends using a vehicle that can handle gravel roads to get around.
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
On Christmas, the moon will be in Pisces, ensuring a relaxing, creative and mystical energy.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Elon Musk's company has launched 170 times so far this year — 165 flights of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and five suborbital test missions of Starship, the giant, fully reusable vehicle designed to help humanity settle Mars and the moon.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
An uncrewed Orion carried out a similar loop around the moon during the Artemis 1 mission in November 2022.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
On Christmas, the moon will be in Pisces, ensuring a relaxing, creative and mystical energy.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Elon Musk's company has launched 170 times so far this year — 165 flights of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and five suborbital test missions of Starship, the giant, fully reusable vehicle designed to help humanity settle Mars and the moon.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
An uncrewed Orion carried out a similar loop around the moon during the Artemis 1 mission in November 2022.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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