A new scientific study is challenging ideas about how quickly the Moon formed, with researchers suggesting it may have taken ...
From Earth, we only ever see one side of the Moon. This is because the time it takes the Moon to rotate around its own axis happens to be the same amount of time it takes for the Moon to orbit Earth: ...
Did you see the recent lunar eclipse? Here in B.C., a tiny sliver of the lunar disc stayed out of the Earth's shadow. The ...
A common misconception is that moon phases are caused by Earth's shadow. The nearly 30-day cycle of the moon around the Earth ...
Earth and the Moon are forever locked in a gravitational embrace that has played a critical role in determining the fate of both worlds. Although they have grown more distant since their formative ...