Every year, the moon moves just a little farther away from our planet. Scientists have calculated the rate at which our ...

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet ...

Indeed, without Earth's moon, life would look much different ... This constant tilt during rotation around the sun is also responsible for seasons on the planet. While it's easy to assume the ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have ...

The Weather Channel reports that the Earth’s moon is moving further away from our planet, albeit at an extremely slow pace.

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We've even been asked if you could run solar cells during the long lunar night on reflected earthlight, so we decided to ...

On April 27, the moon blocked 23 percent of the sun in a partial eclipse ... meaning its orbital period perfectly matches the Earth's rotation and to an earthbound stargazer appears to always ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually ... The reason Earth's spin is slowing down is because the Moon exerts a gravitational pull on the ...