Occasionally, the moon's orbit does bring it directly between the Earth and the sun during a new moon ... telescopes and the best telescopes for kids. If you're looking for imaging gear, our ...

PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

Heat from tidal forces remelted the Moon’s crust, says new reesarch, which may explain why the Moon is older than some ...

The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun ... a moon — NASA stresses it was never captured by Earth’s gravity and fully in orbit — it ...

And for older kids who want to learn, we can't recommend the Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit Technic set enough. You'll find the above sets and a whole lot more in our full guide to the best Lego ...