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  1. How Far Away Is the Moon? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · How Far Away Is the Moon? The Short Answer: The Moon is an average of 238,855 miles away from Earth, which is about 30 Earths away.

  2. All About the Moon | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · All About the Moon Quick Facts: Earth has just one moon – a rocky, cratered place, roughly a quarter the size of Earth and an average of 238,855 miles away. The Moon can be seen …

  3. How Far Away Is the Moon? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · It’s farther away than you might realize. Tal vez te sorprendas. A menudo, cuando vemos ilustraciones de la Tierra y la Luna, parecen estar verdaderamente muy juntas.

  4. How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse?

    Mar 29, 2024 · The Sun is completely blocked in a solar eclipse because the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Even though the Moon is much smaller than the Sun, because it is just the right …

  5. Moon | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · What Are the Moon’s Phases? explore How Is the Sun Completely Blocked... It all has to do with the distance between Earth and the sun and Earth and the moon. explore Lunar Eclipses and …

  6. All About the Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · Just how close is the Sun to Earth? Way, way closer than other stars, but still pretty far away. It’s approximately 93 million miles away from Earth. That’s 400 times farther than the distance …

  7. Home | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · What Are the Moon's Phases? How Far Away Is the Moon? Skywatching Tips! What's up in the night sky this month? Check out a summary and skywatching tips from NASA! How Do We …

  8. All About Pluto | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Mar 13, 2026 · All About Pluto In 2015, three billion miles away, Pluto sent a “love note” back to Earth, via NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI First thing’s first… Is Pluto a …

  9. How Does NASA Communicate With Spacecraft? - NASA Space Place

    Mar 13, 2026 · Watch this video to learn all about the Deep Space Network, NASA’s giant radio antennas used to talk with spacecraft at the Moon and beyond. NASA spacecraft are exploring our …

  10. What Is the Sun's Corona? - NASA Space Place

    Mar 13, 2026 · It’s nice and warm. But when you walk away from the fire, you feel cooler. This is the opposite of what seems to happen on the Sun. Astronomers have been trying to solve this mystery …