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So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
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 now confirm that this small body, named 2025 PN7, is traveling in a special ...
Astronomers believe they’ve discovered another so-called quasi-moon of Earth, though it’s likely been circling undetected in near space for decades. Dubbed 2025 PN7, this mini moon is actually an ...
The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Space.com Music: Mysterious Forest by Howard Harper-Barn ...
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.
For the last 4.5 billion years our planet has had a reliable celestial companion - the moon. But astronomers have now ...
The rovr's design is "a mix between a dune buggy and a heavy-duty truck." ARVADA, Colorado — Lunar Outpost, a private space company, is putting the pedal to the metal on its lunar terrain vehicle (LTV ...
Find out when the next full Moon will light up the night sky. Discover its phases and mysteries with ExtremeTech’s guide.
India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, on Monday (US Local time) underlined the "long-standing and fruitful" space partnership between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ...
When the African Space Agency opened in April, spacefaring countries like Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa came together for the first time. But they have been collaborating with Europe and China for ...
Scientists using NASA’s Perseverance rover have captured visible green auroras on Mars and developed tools to predict them. Planetary scientists say they can now forecast when a green aurora will ...