Every year, the moon moves just a little farther away from our planet. Scientists have calculated the rate at which our ...

Its eccentric orbit around our planet is thought ... But the Earth spins on its axis much faster than the Moon orbits above, meaning friction from the ocean basins moving beneath also acts to ...

Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though researchers say the space rock likely won’t be visible without the ...