“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first spotted in 2024 and was initially feared to be on a collision course with Earth.

The moon’s gravitational pull causes our oceans to bulge toward it. As NASA explains it, “Because Earth rotates on its axis faster than the Moon orbits it, the higher gravity from Earth’s ...

However, the moon's gravitational field is not consistent throughout, as evidenced by Bouguer gravity anomalies. As Earth's natural satellite, the moon plays a vital role in shaping our planet's ...

Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon has revealed that our satellite’s interior is warmer on its near side, the one facing our planet, suggesting its insides are uneven. In the GRAIL mission ...

An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

Noah Gragson talks about a moon-related joke he played on the garage, what NASCAR needs to be more popular and more. NASCAR Noah Gragson on waxing crescents, gravitational pull and more: 12 Questions ...

The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is known as 2024 PT5. This solar rock has entered the gravitational pull along with the moon and will briefly orbit ...

Can the moon influence human health? Surprising new research suggests it might. After decades of skepticism, researchers are uncovering evidence for a subtle influence on sleep, menstruation, and ...