Tag: Tides
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Mimas Likely Hides a Young Ocean Beneath Its Ice
New Findings Reframe Mimas as an Ocean World Candidate Saturn’s small, cratered moon Mimas has long been dismissed as a frozen relic, best known for its prominent Herschel Crater. Yet a growing body of research is challenging that view. Recent thermal and orbital models indicate that a young subsurface ocean could lie beneath 12–19 miles…
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Harvest Moon to Supermoons: Australia’s Sky-Year of Bright Full Moons (2025–2026)
Australia’s Harvest Moon kicks off a year of dazzling supermoons Australia is about to be treated to a season of unusually bright full moons, widely known as supermoons. The harvest full moon of October 2025 marks the beginning of a string of particularly noticeable lunar spectacles, culminating in early 2026 with a total lunar eclipse.…
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Harvest Supermoon 2025: When to See Australia’s Packing Sky Festival
Australia’s Harvest Supermoon Season: What to Expect Australia is set to enjoy a remarkable sequence of supermoons this autumn and early winter. The October harvest supermoon kicks off a trio of impressive near-Earth lunar events, with two more full moons classified as supermoons in November and December. Some definitions also include a January 2026 moon…
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Moon Moving Away from Earth: Tidal Forces Explained
What the new measurements show The Moon is drifting away from Earth at a steady pace—about 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) each year. This motion has been tracked with high precision using laser ranging, where pulses of light are bounced off retroreflectors the Moon received from astronauts during past missions. By measuring the round-trip travel time…