The Moon is our planet's sole natural satellite and nearest celestial body. The Moon orbits the Earth and it takes about one month to complete the full cycle from New Moon to New Moon. But there's a common misconception that the Moon goes around the Earth. Which isn't true. 

Why do we believe in this myth and why is it completely wrong? Let's take a look at the phases of the Moon and its rotation cycle. We'll see that the Moon is not going around the Earth - it is traveling along with the Earth - around the Sun.

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🌌 Did you know that Saturn’s moon Iapetus looks like a giant walnut because it might have formed from a "hug" by a dead moon? 🌰 Crazy, right? Meanwhile, over on Mars, lava swirls in Cerberus Palus, and NASA’s Curiosity Rover even found something that looks like coral! Speaking of Saturn, it’s got a “ravioli moon” and a “Death Star moon” named Mimas—how cool is that? Plus, have you heard about the Moon’s great crater chains? There’s so much wild stuff in our solar system waiting to be explored!

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The Moon seems to be really close to Earth, but did you know that every planet in the Solar System, including Jupiter and Saturn, would fit between the Moon and us? "Black Moon" is a rare astronomical event that happens once every 2.5 years. It's an unofficial term that may mean the second new Moon in a month. Another meaning for this term is an event that happens about once every 19 years, when, unlike during a regular new moon, you'll be able to see its dark silhouette. Let's find out more about the "Black Moon," "Blue Moon," and "supermoon."

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Are you afraid of thunderstorms and lightning? It can penetrate your room and then flies back through the walls. It's a real natural phenomenon called Ball lightning. And you're fortunate to be alive after meeting it. Perhaps that ball lightning occurs as a result of a lightning strike on the ground. Another theory says that glass can generate these balls. But how dangerous are they?

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What are 'sun halos' and why do you need to run ASAP if you see one in the sky? Let's discover the most fascinating yet pretty scary natural phenomena happening somewhere in the world right now.

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Recently, scientists have detected strange new lights in the northern sky - and they don’t fully understand what’s causing them. At first glance, they might look like auroras, but these lights behave differently. They flicker, stretch, and even appear in areas where auroras aren’t usually seen. Some researchers think they could be linked to unusual solar activity, while others suspect new atmospheric phenomena we’ve never recorded before.

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If you're a football fan, the game is exciting to you as it is. But it can get even cooler: during a match between Austria and Denmark, a mysterious hole popped up from nowhere and stopped the game. The players were furious but also confused by this weird deep hole, much like in "Stranger Things." It was deep enough to consume a player's ankle. On top of that, the match was delayed by 90 minutes due to a power outage.

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Have you ever seen a rainbow at night? Moonbows are as cool as they are rare. They occur when the light gets refracted through water droplets in the air, just like it happens when a normal rainbow forms. But the source of light, in this case, is different. If you want to witness a moonbow, opt for a night when the Moon is at its fullest, for example, during a full Moon phase. But it's not the only rare natural phenomenon you can spot.

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