This is roughly as close to Earth as today's geosynchronous communications and weather satellites, and about 10 times closer than the Moon is today. Because the force of gravity is stronger at ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer is gearing up for launch, riding on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of the IM-2 mission. This small yet ...

However, without buckets of water on its surface like Earth has, tidal effects on the moon are far more subtle. The moon does, however, experience changes in its shape and gravity. How the moon ...