Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.

The NOAA GOES-18 and GOES-19 satellites saw a solar eclipse as the moon blocked out the sun mere hours before a lunar eclipse ...

See the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby on Nov. 21, 2022 ...

See a time-lapsed view of the NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft, Earth and moon that was captured. Credit: NASA | time-lapsed ...

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers ...

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

Earth asteroid lurked undetected for decades until a telescope in Hawaii spotted it earlier this year. It may be Earth's ...

A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our planet in a similar orbit for 60 years.

To study the sun, scientists use a specialized telescope called a coronagraph. This instrument mimics a solar eclipse by ...

Aside from 2025 PN7, there are 7 other quasi-moons, according to the Planetary Society, which they refer to as “a gravitational sleight of hand.” From our terrestrial point of view, they may appear to ...

People in the Eastern Hemisphere may see Earth’s shadow pass over the lunar surface, covering our world’s natural satellite ...

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, ...