This is a beautiful Lego space set, with approximate month and year positions of the earth's and moon's orbit around the sun and gives plenty of STEM stimulation at the same time. Size and distances ...

The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Angled view of the Giordano Bruno, Lunar crater, 2016. The ...

The Earth and moon have been locked in a gravitational dance for billions of years. Each day, as the Earth turns, the moon tugs upon the oceans of the world, causing the rise and fall of tides. As a ...

2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon, is expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, 2024. Update, Oct. 9, 2024: A link to a map of asteroid 2024 PT5’s orbit around the sun ...

Surprisingly enough, the moon is a piece of our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The moon is weird. It's completely unlike ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...