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2. Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses - NASA Space Place

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   What’s the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse? Solar Eclipse. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on Earth. That means during the day, the Moon moves over the Sun and it gets dark.

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

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   A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. Sometimes the Moon only blocks part of the Sun’s light. This is called a partial solar eclipse. Other times, the Moon blocks all of the Sun’s light. This is called a total solar eclipse.

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

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   The Short Answer: 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 distance away from Earth, the Moon can fully blocks the Sun’s light from Earth’s perspective.

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

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   During a solar eclipse, the Moon casts its shadow on part of Earth. Credit: NASA/Krystofer Kim. If you're in the center of the shadow, you can see the Sun's upper atmosphere appear around the Moon! A photograph of the corona taken during the Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse. Credit: Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol, Shadia Habbal/NASA ...

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

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   Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses. What’s the difference? explore; What Is a Solar Eclipse? Learn more about what happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun! explore; How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse? It all has to do with the distance between Earth and the sun and Earth and the moon. explore; Snap it! An Eclipse ...

7. What Is the Sun's Corona? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for...

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   During a total solar eclipse, the moon passes between Earth and the Sun. When this happens, the moon blocks out the bright light of the Sun. The glowing white corona can then be seen surrounding the eclipsed Sun.

8. Solar System | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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   In fact, ice can be found on several planets and moons in our solar system. explore; How Do We Weigh Planets? We can use a planet’s gravitational pull like a scale! explore; What Is a Solar Eclipse? Learn more about what happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun! explore; How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse?

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

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   Snap it! An Eclipse Photo Adventure. Help the Traveler snap photos of an eclipse! play; Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses. What’s the difference? explore; What Is the Sun's Corona? Why is the sun's atmosphere so much hotter than its surface? How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse?

10. Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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    Sunspots and Solar Flares. Learn about what makes our Sun a very busy place! explore; What Is a Supernova? Learn more about these exploding stars! explore; What Is a Solar Eclipse? Learn more about what happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun! explore; How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse?

11. What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space Place

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    The eight Moon phases: 🌑 New: We cannot see the Moon when it is a new moon. 🌒 Waxing Crescent: In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right. 🌓 First Quarter: We see the first quarter phase as a half moon.