The leading theory for lunar origin is the giant impact 9,10, which explains the Moon’s large relative size and small iron core. Here we refer to the giant-impact theory in which the Earth–Moon ...

The moon is our only natural satellite and has been orbiting Earth for about 4.5 billion years. It helps illuminate the night sky, has great cultural significance to some, and was the first celestial ...

Rashid Akmaev, a research scientist at the University of Colorado, explains. The short answer is yes, and at various times this question of lunar tides in the atmosphere occupied such famous ...

TAYLOR WELL, YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT RIGHT NOW EARTH IS AT ITS CLOSEST POINT TO THE MOON. FIRST WARNING, METEOROLOGIST BROOKE SILVERING EXPLAINS HOW IT AFFECTS OUR TIDES BROOKE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are ...

Mars looks quiet today, but new research suggests the planet’s surface still carries the rhythm of a vanished companion.

If you soak in the sun from the same spot on the beach all day, you might notice the water retreating from you or inching closer. This is the tide changing throughout the day, and it’s all possible ...

Mark Hemer receives funding from the National Environmental Science Program Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The short answer is that the Moon’s ...

When teachers explain ocean tides, they frequently describe how the moon's gravity pulls on Earth and all of its water. This, they often say, leads to a gravitational imbalance, which stretches the ...