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PIX4638897 Colonized Moon - Colonized Moon - Illustratio

UIS5094956 An Earth-like Moon, a Moon-like Earth, 1745. Engraving showing: the Mediterranean, and Asia Minor including Palestine, Arabia, Persia and Egypt (left); partial Moon (top centre); full Moon (bottom centre); a view of Earth with the Indian Ocean, Africa and Asia. Illustration from 'Mathematischer Atlas' (Mathematical atlas) by Tobias Mayer (1723-1762) published in Augsburg in 1745. Each plate has descriptive text on either side; some have contemporary hand colouring. Mayer was heavily influenced by Christian von Wolff's work, through which he had taught himself mathematics. The plates duplicate Wolff's choice of subjects - arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, astronomy, geography, chronology, gnomonics, fortification, artillery, civil architecture, optics and mechanics. ©SSPL/Science Museum

PIX5940370 Moon above the Earth's Atmosphere - Moon above the atmosphere - The full moon observed from the International Space Station (ISS) on 18 July 2019. Moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 60 crewmember on the International Space Station. July 18, 2019.

PIX4629778 Earth Moon and the Sun - Earth Moon and Sun - Artist's view

PIX4577480 Earth and Moon - Artist view - Earth and Moon. Artwork. - The Earth and the Moon represented on the scale. The view of the Earth is centred on the forests of Brazil

PIX4629781 Comparison between Earth and Moon - Earth and Moon compared - Comparison of the size scale of Earth and Moon. Earth diameter: 12.756,28 km Moon diameter: 3,474.8 km Earth and Moon compared; Earth diameter is 12.756 km, Moon diameter is 3,474 km

PIX5940372 Moon in the Earth Atmosphere - Moon with Earth atmosphere - Moon in the Earth Atmosphere seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on 18 July 2019. Moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 60 crewmember on the International Space Station. July 18, 2019.

PIX4629786 Earth Moon and the Sun - Earth Moon and Sun - Artist's view

PIX4577455 Earth - Moon Illustration - Earth and Moon represented on the scale. The view of the Earth is centred on the forests of Brazil

PIX4675255 The Moon and Stars Above the Earth - Moon and starry sky over Earth - Artwork - The Moon and Stars Above the Earth's Atmosphere. Photomontage. Moon and starry sky over Earth's atmosphere - Artwor

PIX6039513 Full moon rise above the atmosphere seen from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016. The Full Moon is rising seen by an Expedition 48 crew member from the International Space Station.

PIX4639116 Back to the Moon - Back to the Moon - Artist view - Artist view of astronauts on the Moon near the lunar module. The return to the Moon is planned by the Americans around 2020. Astronauts beside the lunar module. The ongoing plan is to put humans back on the Moon, scheduled by 2020

UIG534934 Although the Moon is often described as orbiting Earth, the two orbit each other about a common center of mass, the barycentre.

UIS5093357 The Earth and the Moon, 1992. During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and the Moon. Separate images were combined to produce this image. The Galileo spacecraft took the images in 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-1997. The image shows a partial view of the Earth centered on the Pacific Ocean about latitude 20 degrees south. The west coast of South America can be observed as well as the Caribbean. The swirling white cloud patterns indicate storms in the south east Pacific. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the Moon is the Tycho impact basin. The lunar dark areas are lava rock filled impact basins. ©SSPL/NASA

PIX4639388 Lunar exploration -Illustration - Back to the Moon - Artist view - Astronaut artist view on the Moon. Artwork representing astronauts on extravehicular activity on Moon surface

PIX4638831 Lunar base - Illustration - Moon base - artist's view - Artist view of a permanent base installed on the Moon. Moon base - artist's life

PIX4629894 Earth Moon and Sun - artist view - Earth Moon and Sun - Artwor

PIX4614598 Ash Moon - Earthshine

PIX4675232 First crescent moon above the atmosphere - The new moon observed from the International Space Station on 31 July 2011. New moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 28 crewmember on the International Space Station. July 31, 2011

STC2655277 engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer.

PIX4639346 Back to the Moon - Program constellation - Astronauts in a Lunar vehicle - Constellation program - View of an artist of astronauts exploring the surface of the Moon in a pressurized vehicle (Lunar Electric Rover), as part of the Nasa constellation program that is expected to take men to the Moon around 2020. A Lunar Electric Rover (LER), with crewmembers inside, performs work on the lunar surface in this art work depicting return to the moon activities

PIX4575984 The phases of the Moon - Artist's view - The lunar phases - Artwork - Depending on the position of the Moon around the Earth, the Earth observer sees part of the Moon more or less lit by the Sun. This is followed by the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter. The full cycle of moon phases is called lunaison. It lasts 29.5 days

PIX4675222 The Moon above the Earth's atmosphere - Gibbous moon above the atmosphere - The moon observed from the International Space Station (ISS). A gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 22 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS)

PIX4638748 Lunar base -Illustration - Lunar base - Illustration - Artist view of the construction of a permanent base on the Moon. An artists's rendering gives a possible preview of 21st century lunar base activity

PIX4675227 The Moon above the Earth's Atmosphere - Last crescent moon above the atmosphere - The new moon observed from Space Shuttle Columbia on 25 October 1992. New moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an astronaut in the space shuttle Columbia on october 25 1992

PIX4675211 The Moon above the Earth's atmosphere - Gibbous moon above the atmosphere - The moon observed from the International Space Station (ISS). A gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 22 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS)

PIX4575992 The phases of the Moon - Artist's view - The lunar phases - Artwork - Depending on the position of the Moon around the Earth, the Earth observer sees part of the Moon more or less lit by the Sun. This is followed by the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter. The full cycle of moon phases is called lunaison. It lasts 29.5 days

PIX4671658 Paraselene on a full moon night - Moon dog - A paraselene consists of light spots located on the left and right at the height of the Moon; they are equivalent to the parhelies of the Sun. These glowing patch is named Moon dog. Moon dogs are the same phenomenon as the sun dogs for the Sun

PIX4675124 Earth and Moon from Space - Moon over Earth - Moon and Earth's atmosphere seen from the International Space Station in 2001. Moon above Earth's atmosphere photographed by an Expedition 2 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS)

PIX4638804 Exploration of the Moon-Artist's View - Lunar exploration - Illustratio

PIX4638923 Stadium on the Moon - Artist's view - Lunar Stadium - Wrestling meeting in a stadium on the Moon. A wrestling meeting in a lunar stadium

PIX4628553 Earth during a Total Solar Eclipse - Earth during a Total Solar Eclipse - Artist's view of the planet Earth during the night, seen above the Indian Ocean. The artificial lights of the cities appear. On the right, the part illuminated by the Sun shows an area of shadow caused by a total eclipse of the Sun. The perspective in this image is looking down on the Indian Ocean from an altitude of 25,000 miles. On the Earth's night side artificial lights clearly define the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and almost the entire African continent, while clouds obscure some of Europe and India. The alignment with the Moon and Sun is such that at this moment a total eclipse of the Sun is visible revealing the Sun's brilliant corona. However the area of totality, i.e., the darkest part of the Moon's shadow, is so small - - less than 200 miles wide - - that observers on the Earth would not be able to see this total eclipse. The only portion of the eclipse visible from the Earth is in the eastern Indian Ocean where the Moon's penumbra (partial shadow) falls, as can be seen in this image. The fact that total solar eclipses are visible at all is due in part to one of the most amazing coincidences in the Solar System: the Sun and the Moon appear from Earth to be about the same size in the sky. This is because the Sun's diameter is both 400 times that of the Moon's and is about 400 times as far away from the Earth. The result is that from the Earth, the Moon appears to just barely cover the Sun. If the Moon's diameter were reduced by just 6%, or if it were a little further away, it would never be large enough to ever completely cover the Sun

PIX4580039 Earth as seen from the Moon - Illustration - Earth as seen from the Moon - Illustration - The Moon has no atmosphere to scatter sunlight, as a result the lunar sky appears velvety black, whether it is the middle of the day or midnight Selene time. Another consequence of the lack of an atmosphere is that surface temperatures vary widely, from 212o F during the day to minus 280o F at night

PIX4638733 Mining on the Moon-Artist's view - A lunar mining facility - Illustration - Artist's view of a lunar mine providing oxygen from the lunar basement. A lunar mining facility harvests oxygen from the resource-rich volcanic soil of the eastern Mare Serenitatis

PIX4675215 The Moon above the Earth's atmosphere - Gibbous moon above the atmosphere - The moon observed from the International Space Station (ISS). A gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 22 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS)

PHG190966 La Terre et la lune, ou Le Soleil et la lune, L'Ame se detachant de la matiere; The Soul loosing himself from the Matter;

UIS5070878 Crescent Earth and Moon, 1977. This picture was taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft on 18th September 1977 when 12 million kilometres from Earth on its way to fly past Jupiter. The Moon is faintly visible in the bottom left corner of the image. NASA's two Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977 to explore the planets of the outer Solar System and both were successful, returning many high quality pictures as well as scientific data. ©SSPL/NASA

PIX4675127 Earth/Moon since ISS 2001 - Earth and moon seen by the International Space Station in 2001

PIX4583414 Total Eclipse of the Sun - August 21, 2017 - Shade of the Moon - Total eclipse of the Sun - August 21, 2017: Photo of the shadow of the Moon seen from the International Space Station (ISS). The shadow of the moon above United States seen from ISS. Viewing the eclipse from orbit were Nasa's Randy Bresnik, Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson, ESA (European Space Agency's) Paolo Nespoli, and Roscosmos' Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy. The space station crossed the path of the eclipse three times as it orbited above the continental United States at an altitude of 250 miles

PIX4638785 Lunar base -Illustration - Lunar base - Illustratio

PIX4629738 Comparison of the sizes of the Earth and the Moon - Diameter of the Earth: 12.756,28 km Diameter of the Moon: 3474.8 k

PIX4671673 Night mists under the full moon and paraselene - Moon dog - Night mists under the full moon and paraselene A paraselene consists of light spots located on the left and right at the height of the Moon; they are equivalent to the parhelies of the Sun. These glowing patches on the right and left at the Moon's elevation are named Moon dog. Moon dogs are the same phenomenon as the sun dogs for the Sun

UIG1580015 Full moon at closest proximity to earth, August 2014.

PIX4580041 Ice on the Moon - Illustration - Lunar ice - Illustration - Artist's view of ice on the surface of a crater that remains perpetually in the shade of the Sun, near the poles. Water from an encounter with an icy comet has collected in the perpetual shade of a deep crater where the temperature is a constant - 380o F. In 1998, the unmanned Lunar Prospector probe discovered evidence for water ice on the surface of the moon. Some scientists believe that as much as 10 to 300 million tons of ice may reside at the moon's North and South poles. The source of the ice is thought to be from one or more comets that struck the moon's surface four billion years ago. (It is thought that Earth's water may have come from comets as well.) Unfortunately, the moon's small size and lack of an atmosphere caused it to lose almost all of its accumulated water to space. Any water that does remain on the moon would likely be on the poles, hidden in craters and depressions shaded from the Sun

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PIX4587513 Moon and Jupiter - Moon and Jupiter - Planet Jupiter (the bright spot on the left) near the Moon. Image obtained on July 17, 2008. To the left of nearly full moon is the bright planet Jupiter. Image taken on July 17, 2008

PIX4597642 Apollo 16: Earth rise and control module - Apollo 16: Earthrise and command module - The control module of Apollo 16 in orbit, seen from the LEM, visible on the left horizon of the Earth. 21/04/1972. Pre - landing photo of Earthrise, with the Command Module visible just above the lunar horizon to the left of Earth

PIX4614703 Earth and Moon - Artist view - Earth and Moon. Artwork - Earth's equatorial diameter is 12.756 km while the Moon's diameter is 3.476 km

PIX4629726 Earth and Moon: size comparison - Earth and Moon: size comparison - Diameter Moon: diameter 3474.8 km The diameter of the Earth is only 3.67 times larger (12.756.28 km

PIX4629727 Earth and Moon: size comparison - Earth and Moon: size comparison - Diameter Moon: diameter 3474.8 km The diameter of the Earth is only 3.67 times larger (12.756.28 km

PIX4675150 Gibbous moon above the atmosphere - The moon observed from the International Space Station on 11 May 2009. A gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 19 crewmember on the International Space Station. May 11 2009

LLM3627721 Landscape in the Moon, Showing the Crater "Plato", the Earth is Seen Shining in the Sky Like an Enormous Moon. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893.

LAL453380 Earth from Space.

PIX4629762 Distance between Earth and Moon - Earth-Moon system at correct distance - Scale illustration showing distance between Earth and Moon. Planet Saturn has been added for comparison. Earth-Moon system at the correct distance with Saturn for comparison in the middle

PIX4639759 From Earth to Moon, then March -Illustration - Aurora program - Illustration - Aurora Programme is part of Europe's strategy for space, endorsed by the European Union Council of Research and the ESA Council in 2001. The objective of the Aurora is first to formulate and then to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets

PIX4597666 Apollo 16: Earth rise and control module - Apollo 16: Earthrise and command module - The control module of Apollo 16 in orbit, seen from the LEM, visible on the left horizon of the Earth. 21/04/1972. Pre - landing photo of Earthrise, with the Command Module visible just above the lunar horizon to the left of Earth

PIX4675193 Gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere - Gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere - Gibbous moon observed from space shuttle Discovery on 30 August 2009. A gibbous moon is visible above Earth's atmosphere, photographed by an STS - 128 crew member on the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities. 30 August 200

PIX4633451 The Formation of the Earth and the Moon - Young Earth and Moon - The young Earth draped with thick clouds is illuminated by lightning and the reddish glow of volcanoes. Still surrounded by the remains of the primitive nebula, it will wait another 500 million years to cool sufisciously, form a solid crust and develop a primitive atmosphere. Top right is the Moon, still covered in molten lava. A young Earth is shrouded in turbulent, roiling clouds, while under the shadow of its night side can be seen flashes of lightning and the ruddy glow of volcanoes and lava fields illuminating the clouds from beneath. The space around the Earth is highlighted by remnants of the nebula from which the Solar System was born. On the upper right is the Earth's Moon whose lava - filled scars from massive impacts are still cooling. 500 million years after its molten birth the Earth's surface would have cooled enough for a solid crust to form, and gases delivered by comets and emissions from within would have contributed to the Earth's first, albeit primitive, atmosphere

PIX4671663 Paraselene - Moon dog - A paraselene consists of light spots located on the left and right at the height of the Moon; they are equivalent to the parhelies of the Sun. On the left of the Moon, the bright spot is the planet Jupiter. Image obtained on July 17, 2008. These glowing patches on the right and left at the Moon's elevation are named Moon dog. Moon dogs are the same phenomenon as the sun dogs for the Sun. To the left of nearly full moon is the bright planet Jupiter. Image taken on July 17, 2008

LLM7163240 The earth as seen from the moon. Illustration for Popular Scientific Recreations by Gaston Tissandier (Ward Lock, 1885).

LLM2809000 From Earth To The Moon. A cannonball would take eight days and five hours to get to the moon. The roar of a volcanic explosion would take thirty days and twenty hours. A railway train would arrive at the lunar station after thirty-eight weeks. When these machines are in action, how many days and hours will it take for a hundred quintals of Bonatti chocolate, starting from Milan, to reach the lunar markets? Illustration for Courier Sunday, 29 May-5 June 1921.

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PIX4629987 Size Comparison: Earth, Titan satellite and Moon - Earth, Titan, and Earth's Moon compared - Saturn's largest satellite, Titan compares to Earth and Moon. Titan may be larger than the planet Mercury - and (the dwarf planet) Pluto- but it is still considerably smaller than the Earth. Despite Titan's diminutive size, its atmosphere is dense enough that the barometric pressure at Titan's surface is one and-a-half times greater than that of the Earth's at sea level

HGP373962 one of a group of famous 14th-16th century astronomical clocks in the West of England; 'Pereunt et Imputantur';

PIX4638762 Lunar base -Illustration - Lunar base - Illustration - Artist view of a base on the Moon serving as an outpost for an exploration of Mars. Earth's Moon, just 3 days away, is a good place to test hardware and operations for a human mission to Mars. A simulated mission, including the landing of an adapted Mars excursion vehicle, could test many relevant Mars systems and technologies

FEH328983 from 'God's Glorious Creation or The Mighty Marvels of Earth, Sea, and Sky' by Dr. Herman, J. Klein and Dr. Thome;

PIX4675226 Gibbous moon above the atmosphere - The moon observed from the International Space Station on 1 April 2010. A gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 23 crewmember on the International Space Station. April 1st 2010

PIX6039532 Artist view of the lunar module placed on the Moon. Artist's printing of astronauts walking on the moon near the lunar module. South pole of the moon.

PIX4629983 Size comparison: Enceladus, Earth and Moon satellite - Enceladus, Earth, and Earth's Moon Compared - Saturn Enceladus satellite (500 km in diameter) compares with Earth and Moon. Enceladus is considered one of Saturn's major satellites, however it is quite diminutive when compared with the Earth and Earth's Moon. With a radius of only 160 miles, Enceladus could rest in the Gulf of Mexico with plenty of room to spare. Enceladus is one of the brightest objects in the Solar System. Where Earth's Moon has a surface reflectively about the same as charcoal, Enceladus is covered in water ice that reflects sunlight like freshly fallen snow

PIX4638880 Depart to the Moon - Artist view - Tug and lunar lander leaving Earth - Artist view - A spaceship leaves Earth orbit for a three-day journey to the Moon. Following a powerful burst from its primary thruster, a trans-moon space tug accelerates itself and the attached lunar lander into a much larger Earth orbit that will intercept the moon in about three days

LLM3651653 Phases of the Moon. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on the subject of Romance of the Heavens, published by Wills's Cigarette cards, early 20th century.

LAL295071 First Moon Men (imaginary)

NHM1459000 Anorthosite brechhia, moon rock, Specimen of anorthosite breccia, or moon rock, collected on the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972, and mounted in an acrylic block for protection and display. - AcrylicLondon UK

PIX4639717 From Earth to Moon, then March -Illustration - Aurora program - Illustration - Aurora Programme is part of Europe's strategy for space, endorsed by the European Union Council of Research and the ESA Council in 2001. The objective of the Aurora is first to formulate and then to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets

PIX4587515 Conjunction Moon Jupiter - Moon and Jupiter - The brilliant planet Jupiter near the Moon above the highways of Teheran. We distinguish two of his satellites. Moon and Jupiter above Tehran highways

STC2655278 engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer.

PIX4629750 Distance between Earth and Moon - Earth-Moon system at correct distance - Scale illustration showing distance between Earth and Moon. Planet Saturn has been added for comparison. Earth-Moon system at the correct distance with Saturn for comparison in the middle

PIX4598191 Apollo 17: E. Cernan on the Moon - Apollo 17: E. Cernan near the US flag - Gene Cernan, Commander Apollo 17, holds the American flag. 11/12/1972. EVA - 1 at the LM. Photo of Gene with the Earth above him. Note the checklist on the top of his glove, and the watch strap on his arm, just above the top of his glove

PIX4614588 Earth and Moon - Artist view - Earth and Moon. Artwork - Earth with starry sky - Earth's equatorial diameter is 12.756 km while the Moon's diameter is 3.476 km

PIX4638841 Landing - Illustration - Lunar descent - A lunar module begins its descent on the Moon. A lunar lander begins its descent to the moon's surface from an altitude of 40,000 feet

PIX4577225 First photograph of Earth and Moon - 23/08/1966 - First photograph of Earth from Moon. 23/08/1966 - First photograph of Earth and Moon obtained by the American probe Lunar Orbiter 1 on 23 August 1966. Version restored. First photograph of Earth from Moon taken by the Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft on august 23 1966. Image restored in 2008

PIX4675049 Earth - Moon from Shuttle 11/96 - Earth and Moon in Atmosphere seen by Shuttle Columbia in November 1996

PIX4577456 Earth and Moon - Artist view - Earth and Moon. Artwork - The Earth and the Moon represented on the scale (size but not distance) against the background of stars. Artist view of the Earth and the Moon showing their actual relative size (but not the actual distance between the two). Earth's equatorial diameter is 12,756 km while the Moon's diameter is 3,476 km. The Moon is actually one of the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, smaller only than Jupiter's Ganymede, Callisto and Io as well as Saturn's Titan, but bigger than Jupiter's Europa, Neptune's Triton and the planet Pluto

PIX4596027 Apollo 11: the LEM and the Earth - Apollo 11: Earth over the LM - Partial view of the LEM and the Earth. 20/07/1969

PIX4595424 Emblem Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 insignia - Emblem of the mission Apollo 11. 01/06/1969

LLM671679 Earth as seen from Moon. Illustration for early 20th century cigarette card.

XOS3700870 Reo tahiti: Hina Tefatou;In Polynesian mythology, Hina, the female spirit of the Moon, implores Fatou, the male spirit of the Earth, to grant humans eternal life which Fatou resolutely denies.

UIG532421 The first photograph of Earth taken from the vicinity of the Moon, captured by Lunar Orbiter 1, Aug. 23, 1966.

PIX4638797 Lunar base -Illustration - Lunar base - Illustratio

PIX4632910 Carboniferous landscape - Calamites & Drepanophycus - Carboniferous landscape with calamites of different sizes and a variety of Drepanophycus, a smaller plant that appeared 20 million years ago, and coexisted with calamites for 35 million years. Calamites of varying size (10 to 50 feet tall) populate lowlands near the brackish waters of an inland sea. Closer to the ground at about 6 feet tall is a variety of Drepanophycus, ancient plants that preceded the Calamites by about 20 million years and coexisted with them for another 35 million years

PIX4575998 The lunar orbit - Artist's view - The lunar orbit - Artwork - Inclination of the lunar orbit in relation to the ecliptic. The orbit of the Moon is inclined about 5* from the plane of the Earth's orbit (ecliptic). The lunar orbit around the Earth

PIX4638967 Back to the Moon: Artist view from the departure to the Moon - The Orion spacecraft onward to Moon - Artist view - The module inhabit Orion is docked to the planing module in Earth orbit and propels to the moon through a stage of the Ares 5 rocket. Ares 5 is a cargo rocket that will be used around 2020 to carry the landing module as well as the various elements needed to build a base on the Moon. The Orion manned spacecraft, docked to the lunar module in lunar orbit, propelled by an Ares 5 stage rocket towards the Moon. The Nasa's Project Constellation plans to send human explorers back to the Moon by 2020, and then onward to Mars; each Orion spacecraft will carry a crew of four to six astronauts

LLM3651650 Earth as seen from Moon. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on the subject of Romance of the Heavens, published by Wills's Cigarette cards, early 20th century.

PIX4629334 Eclipses - Artist's View - Eclipses - Artwork - For an eclipse of moon or sun to take place, the sun, earth and moon must be aligned. Since the orbit of the Moon is inclined by 5* relative to the plane of the Earth's orbit (ecliptic), this situation is possible only about every 6 months, when the line of the nodes (intersection of the plane of the moon's orbit with the plane of the ecliptic) is oriented towards the Sun.

PIX4638872 A spaceship takes a lunar vehicle - Artist's view - Space tug and lunar lander in Earth orbit - A tug spacecraft in Earth orbit takes a lunar vehicle to the Moon. With the space tug firmly docked with the lunar lander, the two will function as a single spacecraft for the duration of a 3-day trip to the moon. The pair would likely spend some time in Earth orbit prior to departure, checking systems and preparing the lander for its eventual journey to the Moon's surface. The lunar lander pictured here has capacity for a crew of four plus cargo. The space tug itself could have a crew of two, making the total crew capacity of the joined spacecraft about the same as today's Space Shuttle

PIX4675181 The Moon Above the Earth's Atmosphere - Half moon above Earth's atmosphere - Quarter de lune observed from the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2009. A last quarter moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 20 crewmember on the International Space Station in july 2009

PIX6039533 Illustration showing a concept of a future lunar base.

PIX4577425 Earthrise and Moon seen since LRO. 10/2015 - Earthrise and Moon as seen from LRO. 10/2015 - Earthrise above the Moon seen from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Composite of images obtained on October 12, 2015. Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft's vantage point in orbit around the moon. In this composite image we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia (at 4.04 degrees North, 12.44 degrees West). The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara Desert, and just beyond is Saudi Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside. LRO was launched on June 18, 2009, and has collected a treasure trove of data with its seven powerful instruments, making an invaluable contribution to our knowledge about the moon. LRO experiences 12 earthrises every day; however the spacecraft is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunity arise such that its camera instrument can capture a view of Earth. Occasionally LRO points off into space to acquire observations of the extremely thin lunar atmosphere and perform instrument calibration measurements. During these movements sometimes Earth (and other planets) pass through the camera's field of view and dramatic images such as the one shown here are acquired. This image was composed from a series of images taken Oct. 12, when LRO was about 83 miles (134 kilometers) above the moon's farside crater Compton. Capturing an image of the Earth and moon with LRO's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) instrument is a complicated task. First the spacecraft must be rolled to the side (in this case 67 degrees), then the spacecraft slews with the direction of travel

PIX4632660 Life on Earth: the Sun and Comets - Life on Earth: Sun and Comets - All living organisms on Earth are exclusively left amino acids. The origin of life homochiralite, the asymmetry present in amine acids, could be derived from solar radiation distruding the right amino acids accumulated on comets during the formation of the solar system. Life on Earth is made of left handed amino acids, almost exclusively. The origin of biomolecular homochirality could come from the sun light destroying right handed amino acids in comets during the formation of solar system

PIX4675165 Earth/Moon since ISS 05/03 - Earth and moon seen by the International Space Station on 11/05/2003