Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...
Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its ...
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 ...
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The Moon Used to Be Much Closer to Earth. It’s Drifting 1.5 Inches Farther From Earth Every Year and It’s Slowly Making Our Days Longer
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
The 2025 Solar Eclipse will occur on September 21. It will be a partial solar eclipse. Google has created a special surprise ...
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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today
Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology ...
La Quête du Temps isn’t just beautiful. It’s also an engine of innovation. Fifteen patents have been filed for its ...
Our list of the best anime on Netflix is packed with some unmissable titles, from all-time classics like Pokemon to current ...
(Related reading: The impacts that gave us the Moon may explain why Earth has life today) ...
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In 1968, the Soviet Union Orbited Turtles Around the Moon
The Soviet Union’s successful Zond-5 space mission in 1968 prompted NASA to speed up the Apollo program—ultimately driving it ...
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