Earth's Moon: NASA's Galileo spacecraft took this image of Earth's Moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

Of the moon, we always see a hemisphere and a little more because its rotation is synchronous and blocked by the tide. This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of ...

In the real world, this is how our original Moon helps generate tides. So, the second moon would amplify the effect. Causing peak tides that would be 6 times higher, eroding shorelines and ...

No. The Moon is actually gradually getting further away - every single year the Moon moves about four centimetres further out. This is because there is a small amount of friction between Earth and the ...

The Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center is temporarily showcasing a collaborative photography project which features photos that were taken along the San Diego coast, from Oceanside to Imperial Beach, ...

The Moon affects life on Earth in three main ways According to Tom, there are three main ways in which the Moon impacts on life: time, tides and light. 'For many animals, particularly birds, the Moon ...

Tides are the regular rise and fall of sea levels. The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun causes the tides. Knowledge of the tides is essential to safely enjoy the seaside. Tides are the rise ...