The bulges move with the rotation of the moon around the Earth. An observer on the Earth's surface as the bulge approaches will see the sea level rise and then fall after it is exceeded.

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Friday, Nov. 1.

"Europa is an ice covered moon of Jupiter ... nine state-of-the-art instruments, including narrow- and wide-angle visible light cameras that will map about 90% of Europa's surface, imaging ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft (illustrated here with Jupiter in the background) will come within 16 miles of the moon's surface ... suite of nine state-of-the-art instruments, each of which ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...

Earthshine is a dull glow to the unlit area of the Moon that's the result of sunlight reflecting off Earth's surface and onto the lunar surface. Its subtle and mesmerizing, and easy to capture if you ...

growing plants on the Moon for the very first time! This initiative will be a part of the 2026 Artemis III mission, which will see the US space agency send humans back to the lunar surface.

The tidal forces exerted by Jupiter on Europa may even lead to a dynamic exchange between the ocean under the icy crust and the moon's surface. The ocean's water may in fact be pressurised, reaching ...

The artwork, a 10-metre diameter replica of the Moon, is 350,000 times smaller than the real Moon and features an internally lit surface where each centimetre represents 3.5km of the Moon’s surface.

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay ...

Coincidentally, 20th Century Fox, the international distributor of the 1997 James Cameron film Titanic (which was based on the event) was bought by Disney in 2019, so now Disney holds the distribution ...

By Holland Cotter Lisa Schiff acknowledges stealing millions from major collectors who trusted her to buy them fashionable art. By Sarah Maslin Nir His Brutalist buildings, praised during the ...