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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Early risers on Wednesday morning (June 10) will be able to partake in an interesting rendezvous between the moon and a bright planet.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026
During their mission, the crew will spend around two weeks inside their Orion capsule—about four days more than their predecessors did in April’s Artemis II mission, a nearly 10-day voyage that took four other astronauts looping around the moon’s farside.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Toward the end of Tuesday's ceremony, Wiseman passed a symbolic baton to Bresnik, a handoff from one crew to the next in NASA's drive to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The mission will build on the Artemis II flight conducted in April, during which four astronauts circled the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any other previous space mission.
—City News Service, Daily News, 9 June 2026
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026
During their mission, the crew will spend around two weeks inside their Orion capsule—about four days more than their predecessors did in April’s Artemis II mission, a nearly 10-day voyage that took four other astronauts looping around the moon’s farside.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Toward the end of Tuesday's ceremony, Wiseman passed a symbolic baton to Bresnik, a handoff from one crew to the next in NASA's drive to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The mission will build on the Artemis II flight conducted in April, during which four astronauts circled the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any other previous space mission.
—City News Service, Daily News, 9 June 2026
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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