Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about the glowing ball we call the moon? The moon is our closest neighbor in space and is the only other place beyond Earth where humans have set foot.
The moon is not a planet, but a satellite, which means it orbits around the Earth. It also doesn't shine by itself; it reflects the light from the sun. The moon's surface is covered with craters, formed by crashing meteors. It also has mountains and valleys, but no air or weather because it doesn't have an atmosphere like Earth.
The moon goes through phases: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter. These phases are based on the moon's position in relation to the Earth and the Sun. One of the most wonderful things the moon does is causing tides on Earth due to its gravitational pull.
Did you know that the first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969? And here's some fun trivia - if you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, you would only weigh about 17 pounds on the moon because of its lower gravity!