Earth's powerful gravity tugged the moon into its oddball shape long ago, shortly after both bodies formed, a new study suggests. Tidal forces exerted during the early days of the solar system can ...

The shape of the moon deviates from a simple sphere in ways that scientists have struggled to explain. A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows that most of the moon's overall shape can ...

Tidal forces affected the shape of the moon, according to University of California researchers Getty Tidal forces acting upon the moon early in its history gave it the shape it holds now ...

New calculations find that this proximity upset the equilibrium between Earth and moon’s orbital waltz. Ultimately, it caused Earth to spin so quickly that the planet was stretched into a shape ...

Scientists discover how 1,600 mile wide pattern formed on its surface. — -- A massive shape on the moon's surface was formed by ancient rift valleys, according to new research, revising an ...

The shape of the moon deviates from a simple sphere in ways that scientists have struggled to explain. A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows that most of the moon’s overall shape can be ...