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

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 ...

“The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfect; it’s elliptical, or egg shaped. So, there are points throughout the year when it’s closer to the Earth and points when it’s farther ...

“The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfect; it’s elliptical, or egg shaped. So, there are points throughout the year when it’s closer to the Earth and points when it’s farther ...

Earth is the only planet in the known universe that has the right combination of water, atmosphere, temperature, and chemical ...

This glowing ring of debris swirled around the ... massive body—the moon. That impact didn’t just create a satellite; it helped define Earth’s structure, tilt, and rotation.

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

due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four ...

Multiple spacecraft captured the moon's shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth ...