The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered something shocking about the Moon. Apparently, it’s moving further away from the Earth each year. At an annual rate of 3.82 ...

King Tides, formally known as Perigean-Spring Tides, are exceptionally high tides. These usually occur about three times a ...

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) ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why the two sides of the moon - the one perpetually ...

The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly. By NASA’s calculations the moon is ...

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 ...

Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

Gravity and motion make time pass faster on Mars than Earth, reshaping navigation, communication, and future crewed missions.