New moon: The moon is between Earth and the sun, and the side of the moon facing toward us receives no direct sunlight; it is lit only by dim sunlight reflected from Earth. Waxing crescent: As the moon moves ar
I67(amaze) by the co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while constantly growing. As a photographer, I have spent the last two years68(record
There's nothing else like Earth and its Moon in the entire Solar System. Other planets either have multiple moons, or none at all, but the mass ratio of our world and its hefty satellite is quite unique. The question of our unusual moon's origin, therefore, is one of planetary evolution...
Down through the aether I saw the accursed earth turning, ever turning, with angry and tempestuous seas gnawing at wild desolate shores and dashing foam against the tottering towers of deserted cities. And under a ghastly moon there gleamed sights I can never describe, sights I can never forget...
70 years certainly takes the long view, but the promise is the same. God’s promises are the same yesterday, today, and forever. We do not fear or let the anxiety monster grab us because we trust in the Lord, the maker of heaven and of earth. No matter how long it takes, no ...
is the Autumn Equinox, when night and day are equal. As I said in my last post, so many of us seem tilted, out of sorts, grumpy. This has been me. So tonight I will go under the Moon…the early crescent, and do a little ritual to help me find balance again in my life. I ...
A satellite is an object in space that orbits around another. It has two kinds — natural satellites and artificial satellites. The moon is a natural satellite that moves around the earth while artificial satellites are those ...
that it was an ironical thing for him to be running thus toward that which he had been at such pains to avoid. But he said, in substance, to himself that if the earth and the moon were about to clash, many persons would doubtless plan to get upon the roofs to witness the collision...
and Peruvian policies were constantly altered as repeated changes in thecabinettook place. Morales shifted toward more moderate right-wing policies. The National Agrarian Confederation was dissolved in 1978; the state fishing enterprise was denationalized;miningprojects were opened to private investors; an...
of Jupiter's moon Io. When Jupiter was closer to Earth, Rømer noted that eclipses of Io occurred slightly earlier than when Jupiter was farther away. Rømer attributed this effect to the time it takes for light to travel over the longer distance when Jupiter was farther from the Earth....