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  1. Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses - NASA Space Place

    Apr 8, 2024 · An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light. Here on Earth, we can experience two kinds of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses.

  2. Eclipse | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Eclipse Snap it! An Eclipse Photo Adventure play Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses explore What Is the Sun's Corona? Why is the sun's atmosphere so much hotter than …

  3. Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses - NASA Space Place

    Sep 25, 2025 · Un eclipse se produce cuando un planeta o una luna se interpone en el camino de la luz del sol. Aquí en la Tierra, podemos experimentar dos clases de eclipses: eclipses …

  4. What Is a Solar Eclipse? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Total solar eclipses over the land—where people can see them—don’t happen very often. But when they do happen, the Moon gives scientists—and the rest of us—a …

  5. 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 …

  6. Eclipses | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Eclipses Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses explore What Is a Solar Eclipse? explore How Is the Sun Completely Blocked... explore Snap it! An Eclipse Photo Adventure …

  7. Snap it! An Eclipse Photo Adventure - NASA Space Place

    Sep 25, 2025 · Total solar eclipses happen somewhere around the world about once a year. But because the Moon casts a fairly small shadow, these eclipses can only be seen from a small …

  8. Make Oreo Moon Phases! | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for …

    3 days ago · The Moon has "phases." That means it looks a little different to us each night during its one-month orbit of our planet. We describe how the Moon looks with terms such as "Full …

  9. Supermoon, Blood Moon, Blue Moon and Harvest Moon

    Sep 25, 2025 · Supermoon Image of a supermoon total lunar eclipse behind the Colorado State Capitol building on September 27, 2015. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A "supermoon" appears to …

  10. What Is a Transit? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · What Is a Transit? The Short Answer: A transit is when one object crosses in front of another in space. This can happen in a lot of different ways. One example is when the Moon …