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The moon is falling toward Earth. Here’s every terrifying minute

The Moon has always been a reassuring sight in the night sky. It controls the tides, stabilizes Earth’s rotation, and has ...
Scientific American

What will happen to Earth’s moon in the far future?

Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...
Astronomy

Ask Astro: How quickly is the Moon moving away from Earth?

Let’s first look at why the Moon is moving away from us. It boils down to one of Newton’s laws: conservation of angular momentum. As the Moon’s gravity pulls on Earth, it produces tidal forces that ...