moon
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This particular full moon is known by several names, including the Hunter's Moon, a name rooted in historical traditions in the Northern Hemisphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Record-hot ocean-water temperatures off California are causing seawater levels to be 1.25 to 1.8 feet higher than they would be just from the movement of the moon, Earth and sun, scientists say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"Being the third wheel in this system makes us want to call it a moon, even if it is nothing like the small, rocky moons we have in our system."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Ye-ji responds with her own story, of making her way home at night as a waitress in Chicago, lighted by that same moon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
When the moon was a sliver, it was dark as a pocket outside.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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As scientists begin identifying more satellites in distant planetary systems, they may discover that familiar distinctions between stars, planets, and moons are not as universal as once assumed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Japan's space agency, JAXA, is preparing a sample-return mission to Phobos, one of Mars' two moons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The spacecraft is due to arrive near Mars around August next year, where it will orbit one of its moons, Phobos.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
One theory for the origin of the moons -- the "giant impact" hypothesis -- is that they formed after a celestial body collided with Mars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
But as we reach the top of another wooded hill and the moons are directly overhead, I finally hear the Noise of men, clear as a crash.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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While accepting the prize, Madonna reminisced about how her manager scolded her backstage at the very first MTV awards show, where she briefly mooned the audience in a performance fumble.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Perkins: What’s so great about this is seeing someone who looks like Lakeith being mooned after.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2019
She and Tom Arnold had mooned the crowd at a World Series game to show off their matching tattoos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
You wouldn't even be getting this kind of coverage if Silvio Berlusconi mooned Barack Obama in front of the UN.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2013
Mate mooned over one in red patent leather with a snap in the shape of a heart.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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Bogotá’s unorthodox mayor, Antanas Mockus—who rose to fame after mooning student protesters and deployed mimes to control traffic—viewed the activity as a gambit “to achieve self-regulation in the behavior among citizens.”
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
Would there be a ShyBelligerent if he still were mooning around Compton?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
Now it’s possible to find statues of gnomes mooning, sitting on the toilet and vomiting rainbows.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
Footage captured the moment a terminally ill man was arrested by police officers after "mooning" at speed camera van.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
Then she got herself a cup and sat down beside him, her beautiful eyes mooning with pity.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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