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Sciences > Astronomy Legends about the Moon: 1 of 10

From when mankind first looked up at the night sky, he would of wondered where the Moon fitted in with his world and why it appeared in the heavens. Consequently there are legends about the Moon from across the world. Just a selection of these include: Native American Moon Legends The Menomini The Sun and Moon are brother an...
Sciences > Astronomy Facts about the Moon: 6 of 15

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, although some people do not even think of it as a moon, more on that later! The Moon is a inhospitable place with a temperature range of 130 C to - 110 C. There is no atmosphere, so the Moon's sky will always appear dark, even on it's bright side. As there is no atmosphere, sound c...
Sciences > Astronomy Legends about the stars: 2 of 5

For thousands of years, mankind has looked into the clear night sky and created stories from the pictures, made of stars, they saw in the heavens. The most well known group of constellations is the zodiac. The zodiac is a group of twelve constellations that circle the Earth. Each month one of the twelve constellations appear...
Sciences > Astronomy Facts about the Sun: 14 of 17

The Sun, just one of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy, is the largest object in our solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the solar system (with Jupiter containing most of the rest). The Sun is one of the larger stars in the galaxy. Currently the Sun consists of about 70% hydrogen, 28% heliu...
Sciences > Astronomy Legends about the Sun: 6 of 7

Since mankind first gazed up at the sky, he would of wondered about the Sun's place in the universe and tried to make sense of its creation. The importance of the Sun in providing light and growing crops became apparent early on and hence the Sun became a God or a Goddess in many religions across the world, some of these dei...