What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...

SwRI studied Saturn’s moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation helps ...

The moon reached its peak brightness at 8:53 a.m. EST (1353 GMT) on Feb. 12, but local moonrise and moonset times will depend ...

In the heart of wintertime, when springtime flowers have yet to bloom and the sky remains gray one day after the next, it can ...