The Moon has the greatest effect on the tides, but it is not the only factor that affects them. The Sun and the Earth can also influence the tides. The Moon influences the tides due to gravity. You ...

When the moon is in the First or Last Quarter, forming a 90° angle with the sun and the Earth, the tides are minimal because the attractive forces of the sun and moon oppose each other.

A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually ... the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s, suggesting ...

A MAN has died after being swept away by the tide as he went to explore a shipwreck on a UK beach with his granddaughter. Raymond Mills, 74, tragically lost his life on Brancaster beach ...

Because its orbit around the sun closely matches Earth's, astronomers determined that the "mini-moon" likely originated from nearby in our solar system. Now, research published this month in the ...

Your sun, moon, and rising signs in astrology lie create a more complete and nuanced understanding of an individual's ...

A colossal coronal hole, nearly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) wide, has opened in the sun's atmosphere, spewing fast-moving solar wind toward Earth. Coronal holes are regions where the sun's ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out, the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized.

People often look at the stars from Earth, but astronauts get to look at Earth from the stars. The crew on the International Space Station use their cameras to show off the world from 260 miles above.