Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white ...

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 ...

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

Watch as measurements from space reveal a palette of pigments in plant life changing throughout the course of a year.

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Center of Competence in ...

Science advances through data that don't fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn's theory in his famous ...

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the complex dance of planetary motion. The ancient belief that planets followed perfect circular orbits aligns intriguingly with modern theories of ...

Schoolhouse Rock is a series of educational short films that aired on Saturday morning cartoons in the '70s and '80s ...

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How did a planet this big form around a star this small? An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Liège and collaborators in UK, Chile, the USA, and Europe, ...

The so-called “black moon‚“ an obscure moniker for a new moon from the Farmers’ Almanac, will make an appearance early Saturday — but you won’t be able to see it. When a season has four new moons, the ...