When we look at the night sky, the Moon appears to be hanging there motionless. Yet, it is constantly pulled toward Earth by gravity. So why doesn't it eventually fall onto us? The answer lies in a ...

Hakuto-r captures a rare “terrestrial sunrise” during a total eclipse just before crashing into the Moon, revealing the ...

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Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

Humanity’s relationship with the moon has always been simple. One planet, one moon — a cosmic partnership as reliable as sunrise. But that clarity just got murkier. Astronomers have confirmed ...