[태그:] moon
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Why Does the Moon Have So Many Craters?
As Byeol-maru drew close to the Moon’s surface, the screen filled edge to edge with round craters big and small, endlessly overlapping and layered on top of each other, as if someone had stamped circles across the entire surface. Hyeongseop’s eyes went wide as he…
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Is Tonight’s Chuseok Moon Really the Roundest of the Year?
Today’s QuestionIs the moon we see on Chuseok really the roundest full moon of the whole year? Hyeongseop sat on a mat spread across his grandmother’s yard, watching a huge, golden moon slowly rise. The smell of holiday food drifted out from the kitchen, and…
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Why Are Tides Caused by the Moon?
Today’s QuestionIs the ocean really pulled in and out twice a day because of the Moon? Hyeongseop was looking down at Earth’s oceans on Byeol-maru’s screen when he noticed one side of the water bulging outward. “Byeoli, why does it look like that? The water…
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The Footprint That Never Fades
Digging through an old photo album on his grandfather’s bookshelf, Eunwoo found a black-and-white photo and pointed at the footprint left by the man in the spacesuit. “Grandpa, is this a real footprint on the Moon?” “It sure is. I watched that exact moment live…
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Why Does the Low-Hanging Moon Look So Much Bigger?
Jian was on an evening walk when she stopped, catching sight of a low full moon glowing between the trees. “Dad, look at the moon tonight! It looks so much bigger than before!” “Isn’t that wild? But actually, that moon is exactly the same size…
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Why Does the Moon Always Show Us the Same Face?
“Does the Moon ever spin around and show us its back? Have we ever seen it?” “Actually, no. Nobody on Earth has ever seen the far side of the Moon with their own eyes. Not once, in all of human history.” “What? Never? That’s so…
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Why Does the Moon Change Shape? From Crescent to Full Moon
Question of the DayDoes the Moon really shrink and grow every day? Byeol-maru stopped far out in space where Earth and the Moon could be seen together. Outside the window, the Moon was slowly circling the Earth. One side of it glowed brightly, and the…
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The Quietest Big Thing
Dream of Going to the Moon, Part 3, Finale Nobody warned Daeun this time. No countdown, no gathering around the laptop with cold coffee. She was just sitting in the school cafeteria, halfway through a sandwich, when her mom’s text lit up her friend’s borrowed…
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The Longest Elevator Ride
Dream of Going to the Moon, Part 2 Launch day landed on a Tuesday, of all days. Somehow that felt wrong, shouldn’t something like this come with more warning than a regular 6 AM alarm? Daeun’s whole family crowded around the laptop anyway, mugs of…
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The Drawing That Dreamed of the Moon
Dream of Going to the Moon, Part 1 Daeun had drawn the same picture forty-three times. A rocket, obviously, everyone was drawing rockets, plus a moon with a face, and in the corner (barely visible, really), a tiny version of herself waving. Something about it…
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The Night We Wait for the Orange Moon
Yuna had a countdown taped to her wall: “D-5 until the Orange Moon!” Ever since her grandfather told her about the rare eclipse coming on August 27th, she’d crossed off each day with a bright yellow marker, buzzing with excitement. Why Grandpa Called It Special…
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The Night the Moon Turns Red
Have you ever watched a bright full moon slowly turn a deep red color in the night sky? This magical moment is called a “lunar eclipse.” The Moon Hides in Earth’s Shadow A lunar eclipse happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up perfectly,…