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

Long ago, the Moon was much nearer Earth. Scientists believe a protoplanet collision created the Moon 4.5 billion years ago.

The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a ...

The Moon is slowly receding from Earth at 1.5 inches per year due to tidal forces. This celestial dance also causes Earth's ...

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

New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...

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

Imagine a massive celestial body colliding with Uranus at high speed; this impact could have 'overturned' Uranus, causing its ...

NASA's DART mission proved we are able to change an asteroid's path by smashing a spacecraft into it, but exactly where we ...