The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

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 ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

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Full Sturgeon Moon rises over the Mt Hamilton in San Jose, California on August 9, 2025 - Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Tonight's full moon is bringing excitement in parts of the world with ...

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There’s a mountain of evidence that having a sense of purpose is correlated with feeling happy. And while an inanimate object such as the moon can’t feel emotions, humans have much to thank our ...

On the night of Sunday, September 7 into the morning of September 8, the sky will treat the majority of the world to a total lunar eclipse, also known as a “blood moon.” For more than an hour, the ...

Passengers on JetBlue flights will soon have access to one of the strongest in-flight Wi-Fi networks on the market. The New York-based carrier just announced it will be the first airline in the world ...