Scientists say gravity as well as tidal forces are responsible for pushing the moon further away from our planet ...

The Moon drifts 3.82 cm away from Earth each year, silently stretching our days and threatening future planetary wobble, ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 centimetres per year. This gradual drift affects Earth’s rotation and ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.

The world is hungry for renewable sources of energy, which has led some scientists to ask the question: what about the rotation of the Earth? A new study reports that researchers have successfully ...

Today, April 17, 2025, the moon is 19 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 83% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter April 4 Full Moon April 12 Third/Last ...

We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun ... it be exploring the lunar seas, mountainous terrain ...

This cylinder was placed in a pitch black, windowless lab to minimise any interference from light, and angled in a way so it was at a 90 degree angle to Earth's rotation and magnetic field.

A team behind the rescue of two lunar satellites left stranded by a launch anomaly have revealed the challenges they faced in salvaging the mission.