Today, July 6, 2025, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 83% illuminated.

EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...

(Web Desk) - Earth is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks - and it has taken ...

Accounts of total solar eclipses throughout history can reveal how Earth's rotation has changed. Newfound documents may prompt a rethinking of the planet's motion as far back as the fourth century.

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

The moon's orbit around Earth appears so regular that civilizations have based the month on lunar motion for thousands of years. However, the moon is actually creeping slowly away from Earth. So ...

When the moon formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably from a giant impact, it was much closer to Earth than it is now and our planet was spinning much faster, with a day length of less than ...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) "has made observations during prior eclipses, mainly focusing on how quickly the surface temperature changes once the moon is in the Earth's shadow," Noah ...

Deep in the Earth's mantle, where the rock becomes viscous due to high pressure, displacements occur over long periods of time.And there are also heat flows in the liquid metal of Earth's outer ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...