... August 3, 1995 . Io: A Volcanic Moon . Credit: NASA, Voyager Project . ... Explanation: In 1610, Galileo turned his telescope to the heavens and discovered that the planet Jupiter had four bright moons. ...
... Well, OK ... when calculating the lunar age during a lunation or complete cycle of phases - from New Moon to Full Moon and back to New Moon again - the Moon never gets more than around 29.5 days old. ...
... 2003 August 1 . Moons and Bright Mars . Credit Copyright: Petteri Kankaro . ... Explanation: In this serene view , the moons of Earth along with the bright planet Mars shine above the city of Turku near the ...
... Explanation: A Full Moon rising can be a dramatic celestial sight , and Full Moons can have many names. ... Full Moon was the one nearest this year's autumnal equinox for the northern hemisphere, traditionally called the Harvest Moon ...
... November 3, 1995 . Jupiter's Moon Amalthea . Credit: NASA , Voyager 1, Copyright Calvin J. Hamilton . ... Explanation: Amalthea is Jupiter 's fifth largest moon, much smaller than the four Galilean satellites Io , Europa , Ganymede ...
... December 24, 1995 . Uranus' Moon Miranda . Credit: NASA , JPL , Voyager 2 . ... Explanation: NASA's robot spacecraft Voyager 2 passed the planet Uranus and its moons in 1986. ...
... So, of course this stunning view really is a combination of two digital images -- a short exposure, registering the exquisite lunar surface details at full Moon , superposed on a separate very long exposure, made with the Moon absent from the star field. ...