As of Saturday, Sept. 20, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is only 2% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's ...

The moon's gravity causes high and low tides, something known as the tidal force. As the tidal force shifts Earth's mass, it ...

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

The next full moon will be the largest and brightest full moon of the year - the October 2025 harvest supermoon. Here's what ...

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

Due to the influence the Earth plays on the moon’s momentum, the Earth’s rotation slows down in response, as explained by DiKerby. However, given that this is such a minor change in distance annually, ...

For this probe, the moon is way (way) closer now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in ...

While in lunar orbit, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured an image of the Moon’s south pole on the far left. Firefly Aerospace The hits from Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission to the moon keep ...

On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth ...