NASA would really like it if you stared at the moon on Saturday night

Did you know that Sept. 26, 2020 is officially the date of the annual International Observe the Moon Night?

To celebrate the occasion, NASA's latest "Image of the Day" drop highlighted a view of Earth's lone natural satellite as seen back in 1991. The dark areas of the moon's surface are basalt plains that formed from ancient volcanic eruptions.

Image: Lick Observatory via NASA

NASA pitches the day as an international event, but the annual observance that's been happening every year since 2009 is sponsored by the U.S. space agency's own Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. It was established for a few reasons, as laid out on the event's homepage. Read more...

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