Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its ...

To understand the "blood moon", we must first discuss the total lunar eclipse.

NASA spotted a new moon almost at the border of our solar system. Back in 1986, a theory came up that this cosmic body could ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in ...

Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...

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An international research collaboration has used advanced computer simulations to investigate how faint radio signals from ...

In some regions, the moon and Venus will appear in close alignment, while in parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the moon will briefly occult Venus, hiding it from view.

Stargazers will see a thin crescent moon rise near Venus and Regulus in the pre-dawn sky, with an occultation visible in ...