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When you observe the moon from Earth you see the side that is illuminated by the sun, whereas if you observe it from space you see the opposite side, which does not receive any light from the sun.
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The Moon Is dark because the sun light reflects on it so when the sun"s light does not hit the moon it is going to be a dark moon
The moon is not dark all the time. It is dark in a phase called a "new moon." But it only temporarily lasts.
When the moon appears completely dark it is called a new moon.
The first manned crew to spend Christmas in space was during the Apollo 8 mission. They were the first humans to see the dark side of the moon.
Americans being first on the Moon
When you observe the moon from Earth you see the side that is illuminated by the sun, whereas if you observe it from space you see the opposite side, which does not receive any light from the sun.
Spacecraft are fueled by hydrogen and oxygen. A hydrogen flame emits little light and is difficult to see except when it is dark. The surface of the moon is quite bright when the sun is out.
All sides are lit up. Only one side at a time. There is a term called the dark side of the moon. This term relates to the fact that the moon doesnt spin on its axis like the earth does and one side faces the earth all of the time. The dark side refers not to the abscence of light but radio waves. During the Apollo missions to the moon, as a spacecraft went behind the moon (in relation to the earth) It went into whats called a radio blackout. It was called the dark side because up until the first spacecraft orbited the moon, it had never been seen by man before.
He died in the first movie
Yes Apollo 13 is American history, as Apollo 13 is the only time a spacecraft has returned from deep space that is the dark side of the moon after it was damaged seriously. the side of the Apollo spacecraft had blown out.And all the three astronauts were alive.
You often CAN see the "dark side of the Moon". It's easiest to do around the first quarter Moon or a day or two before that. The Sun shining on the Moon causes the Moon to reflect light, and we call this "moonlight". But if you were on the Moon and looking at the Earth, you could see the Earth by reflected sunlight, which we would call "earthlight". When we look at the first quarter Moon, we can often see the dark side of the Moon illuminated very slightly by reflected earthlight!
Yes, and so did every other Apollo mission. The moon blocks the communication signals from being sent to Earth, and contact was only regained when the spacecraft began to emerge around the other side.
last night dumbwas
The Moon Is dark because the sun light reflects on it so when the sun"s light does not hit the moon it is going to be a dark moon
At the moments of First Quarter and Third Quarter, the half-disk that you see is 50% of the "light side" ... half of the moon's illuminated surface. The entire moon is still there in the sky. The 'missing' half of the disk is comprised of half of the moon's dark side, which you can't see at that time. Because it's dark !