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 ...

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its momentum goes to the Moon. To put it another way, as the Moon's orbital momentum ...

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Asteroid 2022 FB2 flew about 93,000 miles away from Earth on March 28, 2022. It is approximately 49 feet wide (15 meters) according to NASA. Credit: Space.com | orbit animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | pro ...

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary ...

NEW YORK (AP/WKRC) - There's a micromoon coming up. The full moon will look slightly smaller and dimmer on Saturday night. But the change may be tricky to spot with the naked eye. NASA reports that it ...

Earth's orbit is about to have a visitor, according to reports published by the Institute of Physics. The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered in August, along with its calculated trajectory to become the ...

On April 15, 2018, an asteroid that is similar in size to the the one that caused a significant explosion that leveled 2,000 ...