Aid workers saved thousands of priceless archaeological artifacts in Gaza from destruction last week after Israel targeted the warehouse building in a strike. Israeli military said Hamas used the buil ...

A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our ...

An asteroid the size of a skyscraper is approaching Earth at a sprightly 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The space rock—dubbed "2025 FA22"—is a sizeable 520 ...

Tucked away in Lansing’s charming Old Town district sits a secondhand paradise that defies both expectations and budgetary constraints – Thrift Witch, where the magic of affordable treasure hunting ...

Pennsylvania boasts many attractions that draw tourists—from Philadelphia’s historic sites to Pittsburgh’s cultural renaissance—but locals know that some of the Commonwealth’s most authentic ...

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

New research from NASA has found that the dwarf planet Ceres may be another place to look for evidence of primitive life in our solar system.

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and ...

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...

Do we know what space actually smells like? And what about other planets, moons, and celestial bodies? Here's what the ...

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 ...