Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once ...

For a brief moment, Earth has been graced by a second moon—asteroid 2024 PT5—a celestial visitor that won’t be staying long.

The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may ...

The astronomical phenomenon is about to retire.

Tidal forces are causing the Moon to slowly drift away from Earth, which might have significant long-term effects, says NASA.

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 ...

During the last days of this week, the full moon for November will arrive, which will also be the fourth supermoon of 2024.

For a little over a month now, the Earth has been joined by a new ‘mini-moon.’ The object is an asteroid that has been temporarily accompanying Earth on its journey around the Sun. By 25th November it ...

because the illuminated side of the moon is facing away from Earth, toward the sun. The moon is also in the sky during the day, and without its Earth-facing side illuminated by the sun ...

The tides also gradually slow down Earth’s rotation, a phenomenon known as tidal ... During a solar eclipse, the moon passes ...

Children’s books usually show a moon rising at night, but the moon rises in the sky at night only half of the time. The rest ...