The moon is Earth's longtime, familiar companion, the story of when and how it got there is actually a bit of an unanswered question in astronomy.

A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit around the Sun, temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity to become a far away mini-moon. A closer look at the space rock reveals a rather ...

But because the moon's orbit is slightly tilted relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, it doesn't block out the sun on every orbit, hence why not every new moon results in a solar eclipse ...

THE Moon is set to turn colourful shades of red, pink and even purple over the UK soon, as lunar disk goes through a partial eclipse. During the eclipse, which occurs in a matter of weeks, almost ...

due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four ...

Then, as the Moon moves further east around Earth and away from the Sun, more of it becomes illuminated ... same length of time it takes to fully rotate. The Moon's phases affect humans and ...

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 ...

It takes 24 hours to complete a full rotation. It's daytime on ... The Earth takes a year to travel around the Sun. Planet Earth has one moon, which is held in orbit by gravity.

A SPECTACULAR Blood Moon is set to appear over the skies of Scotland soon. A partial solar eclipse will take place within ...

Here's what you need to know... The Earth is constantly rotating around the Sun, and the Moon is constantly rotating around the Earth. Sometimes all three can align, placing the Earth directly ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...