The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

As it spins around Earth, the moon is about to reach its closest point to the blue planet.

Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...

The moon looks bigger in the night sky because it is in perigee, or the point where the moon reaches its closest point to ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the sky.

The recently discovered asteroid 2025 QD8 will zoom closely by Earth on Wednesday. However, there is no need to be concerned.

The nights following Sept. 12 are a great time to observe the shifting play of light over the vast Montes Apenninus mountain ...

The region where the gravitational influence of Earth is the dominant force, is called the Hill Sphere. This extends up to ...

ATLANTA — The moon goes by many names. August saw the full sturgeon moon while in March sky-gazers may have witnessed the blood moon, which occurs when the satellite appears to turn red during a lunar ...

The full corn moon will rise in with a reddish orange tinge, thanks to a lunar eclipse occurring on the same day.