It is 99% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

The average summer temperatures are usually around 10°C (50°F). The coniferous forest is sandwiched in between the tundra to the north and the deciduous forest to the south. One type of coniferous ...