The Moon ‘disappeared’ 900 years ago, and scientists just figured out why

[Mike Wehner]

• The Moon's mysterious disappearance from the sky in the year 1100 is just now getting an explanation by scientists.
• It's believed that volcanic activity on Earth tossed ash high into the sky and obscured the view of the Moon.
• Researchers suspect a volcano in Japan was responsible.
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Earth's Moon is a constant. It rises night after night and, assuming you have a view unobstructed by weather or geography, it's hard to miss. So, you can understand why, in the year 1100 when the Moon appeared to disappear from the sky, people were rather concerned. The Moon's bizarre disappearing act was documented observers, and scientists may have just figured out what exactly happened.

In a new study published in Scientific Reports, researchers offer an interesting explanation for why the Moon appeared to vanish, and they think volcanos on Earth were to blame.

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