Rain or Shine Moon Resources

These activities make it easy to participate in International Observe the Moon Night from wherever you are. They are suitable for a variety of age groups and adaptable for use with whatever materials you have available.

Channel your inner astronaut! Take pictures of yourself completing this series of Moon challenges. We encourage you to interpret the challenges creatively using whatever materials you have available.

Let your creativity shine with this Artemis coloring sheet, featuring sketches of the Moon, an astronaut, the Orion spacecraft, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Earth, and a distant planet.

Color an outline of NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) spacecraft as it orbits the Moon.

Discover how high you could jump on the Moon and other worlds in our solar system.

Model ancient lunar impacts using water balloons.

Hidden in permanent shadows at the Moon's south pole, at temperatures almost three times colder than the frostiest day in Antarctica, lurks something familiar: water ice.

Sonification is the process of translating data into sound and music. In this musical data sonification of lunar knowledge and exploration, hear the progress made from the Apollo program to the present as our understanding of the Moon expands.

On this episode of Houston We Have a Podcast, NASA project scientists Maria Banks and Sue Lederer revisit 2025 Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions and discuss research on the Moon.

This audio series tells stories of the Moon and the people who explore it.

When asteroids strike the Moon, they melt rock and scatter boulders across the surface. Help NASA uncover the Moon's history through Lunar Melt, a citizen science project. No matter where you are in the world, anyone with a computer can join in.

Explore Earth's Moon using this interactive website. Perform a wide range of analyses such as measuring distances, creating elevation plots, and conducting lighting and slope analysis. You can even generate output files for 3D printing of desired surface features.

Check out NASA's interactive map featuring the Moon's phase each day of the year, along with daily recommendations of sites to observe with your eyes, binoculars, or a telescope.

Journey into the Astromaterials 3D virtual library of NASA's Apollo lunar collection! Examine and slice rock samples with the Explorer tool.

A very popular target with amateur astronomers, Tycho Crater is about 51 miles (82 km) in diameter, and the summit of its central peak is 1.24 miles (2 km) above the crater floor.

Browse a set of downloadable lunar 3D printed models, including Moon-themed puzzles.

Explore this repository of 3D models, 3D printable models, and textures.

From the volcanic fields of Arizona to the lunar-like landscape of Iceland, learn how NASA scientists are preparing astronauts and mission support teams to conduct science on the Moon.

These are our explorers. They're the people who will get us to the Moon, collect Moon rocks, deliver them to Earth safely, and ensure that we can study them for years to come.

Space out to relaxing music and stunning ultra-high-definition visuals of the Moon.

Browse a collection of recommended videos for use at International Observe the Moon Night events and beyond.

Set to Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune," this visualization uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data to show the stark beauty of evolving light and shadow near sunrise and sunset on the rugged lunar surface.

This visualization shows the Moon's phase at hourly intervals throughout 2026, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. A Southern Hemisphere version is also available.

Discover the movement of shadows near the Moon's South Pole over the course of two lunar days, which is approximately two months on Earth.

Check out this animated view of the Earth and Sun as seen from near the Moon's South Pole.

Explore this page for a curated collection of resources, including activities, videos, animations, printable graphics, and online interactives. This resource package is suitable for educators, students, and anyone interested in learning more about Earth's Moon!

Believe it or not, observing the Moon is something you can do no matter the weather, time of day, or location! We interpret "observe" very broadly. There are so many ways to celebrate and observe the Moon for International Observe the Moon Night.

Promote your Moon observing event, find supporting graphics, and more.