Without the moon, life on Earth might not even be possible. At one quarter the diameter of the Earth and one sixth its gravity, our celestial neighbor plays a critical role in setting marine-life ...

Our Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth, not just due to tidal friction as previously thought. New research suggests ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

“The Moon reaches its farthest distance on November 20, 2025, around 02:46 UTC. This is about four hours before the moment of ...

This effect is also based on how close the moon is to the Earth, because closer objects have more pull. We see higher tides ...

Bay Area residents will be able to watch one of the moon’s most remarkable displays late on the night of April 14 and early, early on the morning of April 15 when the shadow of Earth crosses the moon ...

Earth's quasi-moons are not actually moons, but temporary asteroids that eventually leave Earth’s orbit JPL-Caltech/NASA A new "quasi-moon" named 2025 PN7 has been discovered, according to a ...

More than half a century after it came into being, the Saturn V rocket remains the largest and most powerful rocket that has ...