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The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason
Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.
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The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
Our planet has apparently had a small companion that went undetected for decades. What took so long to find it and why was it ...
"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...
The gravitational force of the Moon does not act uniformly across the entire Earth; it is strongest at point A, which is the ...
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
Earth will move between Saturn and the sun this weekend, offering prime views of Saturn in what's known as "opposition." Here's what to know.
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Scientists think they found evidence of a hidden planet beyond Neptune and they are calling it Planet Y
The Kuiper Belt is loosely defined as a doughnut-shaped swath of space beginning just beyond the orbit of Neptune and ...
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Close call: Building-sized giant asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, will zoom past us today
A building-sized asteroid, 2025 FA22, is set to pass by Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance of 523,000 miles.
The brightest, best date for spotting Saturn is fast approaching. Here's how to see the ringed planet from Indiana.
Stargazers can tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube stream beginning at 11 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (3:00 GMT Sept. 18) to see live views from the organization's robotic telescopes located ...
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The Earth's celestial companion, the moon, is drifting away from us
Every year, the moon, Earth's reliable celestial companion for 4.5 billion years, is getting 1.5 inches away. The distance to ...
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