As the next full moon prepares to rise on February 12th, whispers of its mysterious influence on the winter weather of Earth ...

When the moon is in the First or Last Quarter, forming a 90° angle with the sun and the Earth, the tides are minimal because the attractive forces of the sun and moon oppose each other.

Because the Moon is over a quarter the diameter of Earth, the Earth-Moon system is often cited as the pairing in our Solar ...

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

Earth's slowing rotation, caused by the Moon's gravitational pull, is lengthening days and affecting life. Learn how this ...

Despite its eternal look, the moon has not always orbited the Earth, and researchers are still trying to determine how old it ...

More than 3 billion years ago, when the Moon’s volcanic mare (the dark lunar “seas”) were formed, the Moon was rife with ...

So, every day is getting just a touch bit longer. In 1900, a day was exactly 24 hours in length, but an analysis of ...

shrouding its Earth-facing side in darkness. How does the Full Moon influence tides? The Moon’s gravitational tug causes Earth’s waters to bulge, birthing tides. During both Full and New Moons ...

The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, ...

However, February's full moon will bypass Earth's shadow because the moon's ... or "Goose moon," according to the Tlingit Moon and Tide Teaching Resource published by the University of Alaska ...

The reality is that astronauts' clothes wear out quickly due to the conditions in space. The simplest solution has been for ...