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Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its momentum goes to the Moon. To put it another way, as the Moon's orbital momentum ...

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

The Museum of Illusions isn’t just another stop on the tourist trail—it’s a mind-altering journey that has Ohioans hitting the road from Cincinnati to Toledo just to experience it. Your brain is about ...

The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you ...

Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

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"GW250114 is the loudest gravitational wave event we have detected to date; it was like a whisper becoming a shout." ...

The merger of two black holes is a momentous event, revealing the wildest and most extreme configurations of space, time and ...

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The images of Comet 3I/ATLAS were captured by the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile on Aug. 27 as the icy ...