{"id":407035,"date":"2026-04-17T00:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=d4eaa5296a67820314ed5c00682b1615"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:38:02","slug":"at-the-edge-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=407035","title":{"rendered":"At the Edge of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Part of the Moon stands out against the blackness of space. Its surface is marked with many craters of different sizes. The craters are mostly on the left and bottom. The upper right portion of the Moon&#039;s surface is much smoother.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55207935871-acaeaa8692-o.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this photo taken on April 6, 2026, a portion of the Moon\u2019s far side is seen along the terminator\u2014the boundary between lunar day and night\u2014where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface.<\/p>\n<p>A section of Orientale Basin is visible along the upper right portion of the lunar disk, its structure subtly revealed under grazing illumination. This lighting enhances contrast across the cratered terrain, highlighting variations in surface features and providing insight into the Moon\u2019s geologic history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-ii-multimedia\/\">See more imagery from the Artemis II mission.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this photo taken on April 6, 2026, a portion of the Moon\u2019s far side is seen along the terminator\u2014the boundary between lunar day and night\u2014where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface. A section of Orientale Basin is visible along the upper right portion of the lunar disk, its structure subtly revealed under [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15595,15741,15596],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-407035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artemis","category-artemis-2","category-earths-moon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=407035"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407066,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407035\/revisions\/407066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=407035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=407035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=407035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}