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

We're losing visibility of the moon.

Each night, the moon glistens in the night sky, replete with all sorts of meanings depending on the person viewing it. Poets ...

An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022. Four astronauts aim to do the same next ...

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

Three celestial bodies are about to meet up for one night in September in a conjunction that should be widely visible in the ...

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

This hasn't always been the case. If we take the current rate of recession and project it backwards, the Moon collides with ...

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.

The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse. Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of ...

On Sept. 21-22, a partial solar eclipse will see the moon sweep over the sun's disk, blocking its light over a swathe of the ...

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about ...