Today, July 22, 2025, the moon is 27 days old and is in the Waning crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 5% illuminated.

The Other Side of the Moon. Air Date: July 19, 2019. Listen 53:22. In honor of Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, we’ve been talking a lot about getting to the moon, and the science of understanding its ...

We didn’t know how different the far side would be until spacecraft with cameras had been sent to go examine the other half of the Moon. The first images from the far side of the moon came from ...

The far side, on the other hand, is blanketed in more craters of various sizes and depths, including the enormous South Pole-Aitken basin. During the NASA and Soviet space race era, spacecraft ...

The side of the moon facing Earth is not illuminated during an eclipse. That, and the brightness of the sky, ... The sun always lights up half the moon, while the other half remains dark.

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. CNN Films “Apollo 11” premieres Sunday, June 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Hong Kong CNN — As you read ...