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Simply because it reflects the light from the sun.

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What makes it possible for us the see the moon from earth?

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How is it possible for us to see the moon at night?

We see light (from the sun) reflected off the moon. That's how we see almost everything! In an eclipse of the earth we would not see the moon as it would be in our shadow.


Why is it not possible to see the moon in daytime?

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Is it possible to look at the moon from space?

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Why cannot we see the moon in a new moon day?

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How come you can't see the moon at the time of a new moon?

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Why is it possible for us to see the planets?

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Why can we see moon on a full moon day while it is not visible on a new moon day?

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Can you see the moon phases in space?

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Is it possible to see the Sun and the Moon separately at once?

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