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

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary ...

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.

On September 14, 1959, the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 spacecraft became the first man-made object to reach the Moon. The mission, ...

Earth has a hidden moon that has been sharing its orbit since the 1960s, researchers claim A new astronomical body has been ...

This week in Starwatch, I want you to go sky high to dig for some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes. Now ...

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Solar eclipse maps show crisp lines for the path of totality, but in reality, the edges of the path are fuzzy, jagged and sometimes wrong by hundreds of meters or more ...

This week in Starwatch I want you to go sky-high to dig for some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes. And now ...

Tomorrow (Aug. 23), the night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon. While you won't see anything unusual (in fact, you won't see the moon at all), this event is still ...

This week in Skywatch I want you to go sky high to dig for some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes. And now ...

The gravitational force of the Moon does not act uniformly across the entire Earth; it is strongest at point A, which is the ...