For a long time, it has been known that our moon does not have the same type of plate structure under its ground that the ...

Scientists found Titan’s orbit is shifting faster than expected due to tidal dissipation. A recent cosmic event likely ...

What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...

The 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar marks the Lantern Festival.The moon is full in the sky, and families are reunited on Earth. This brings the story of "the lady Chang'e ...

The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate ...

In the heart of wintertime, when springtime flowers have yet to bloom and the sky remains gray one day after the next, it can ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

One of the state’s main public transport barges has been stranded in mud and is out of action after a timing miscalculation ...

The impact on the oceans if the Moon disappeared would be much smaller tides, about one-third the size of what they are now. Tides churn up material in the oceans, which allows coastal ecosystems to ...