The Moon is about 239,000 miles (385,000 km) from Earth, how can it move such enormous amounts of water? To understand how the Moon affects the tides, you need to know that the Moon's gravity pulls ...

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.

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...

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

amplifying the gravitational pull on Earth’s oceans. According to the NSRI, this is what to expect during a Full Moon Spring Tide: Higher High Tides: Water levels will rise significantly, reaching ...

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

Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes ...

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as ...

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