Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. “Is the Moon getting farther away from Earth?” – ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

Earth has one true moon, but there are also several asteroids known as quasi-moons that are in orbit with the sun. A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 PN7, is the seventh confirmed quasi-moon that ...

Earlier this week, rumors were circulating online that the Earth will have a second moon until 2083. The truth is, the Earth’s orbit does have a new guest, but it isn’t exactly a new moon. In ...

The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly. By NASA’s calculations the moon is ...

For the next few decades, a tiny asteroid will move quietly through space alongside Earth. This space rock, called 2025 PN7, ...

You may have heard a lot of online chatter about Earth's two moons recently, but that doesn't quite get the discovery right. Earth still only has one true natural satellite — our 2,159-mile-wide moon ...

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