Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

The moon's gravity causes high and low tides, something known as the tidal force. As the tidal force shifts Earth's mass, it creates a tidal bulge on each side of the planet. As this happens, Earth ...

This hasn't always been the case. If we take the current rate of recession and project it backwards, the Moon collides with ...

Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month. brutto film - stock.adobe.com Our blue moon will no longer be standing ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the moon in 2032.