If you were hoping to see the “mini moon,” you’ve probably been disappointed. But experts say the asteroid was an important ...

the sun's gravitation pull on the tides somewhat cancels out the moon's pull on the tides. So during those two phases, the tides are fairly lower. Those tides are called "neap tides." ...

As the nights grow long and the temperatures cool in the Northern Hemisphere, a new moon famed for its brightness and orange hue will rise in the sky. The Harvest Moon, which has inspired no ...

The moon is also at apogee today, meaning it is in a part of its elliptical orbit that is farthest from Earth. The ...

Of the moon, we always see a hemisphere and a little more because its rotation is synchronous and blocked by the tide. This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of ...

The sun's gravity also affects the tides, accounting for roughly one-third of the phenomenon. When the sun's gravity counteracts the moon's, it leads to lower-than-average "neap tides." ...

The extra 50 minutes is how long it takes any spot on the Earth to "catch up" to the moon's new position. Why do the biggest tides happen when the moon is new and full? Although tides are affected ...

A low spring tide caused by the position of the Moon and Sun will create the "exceptionally" low tide, said Exeter-based ...

Despite what frequent Venice visitor Galileo Galilei thought, tides are indeed related to the motion of the moon (and to a lesser extent, the sun).* Two oceanic bulges—one on the side of the ...

Another dead whale has been found off the coast of K’gari. A member of the public reported the whale carcass to the ...

BUTTERWORTH: They could not do anything but look on helplessly as violent waves destroyed their beach restaurants at Pantai ...

What is the Moon made of? Just like Earth, the Moon can be divided into the crust, mantle and core. At its very centre, the Moon has a solid iron core with a temperature of between 1,327°C and 1427°C.