The Moon is not a fixed lantern in the sky but a slow-moving partner that is gradually edging away from Earth. That retreat is tiny on human timescales, yet over millions and billions of years it ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. “Is the Moon getting farther away from Earth?” – ...

The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly. By NASA’s calculations the moon is ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A quick online search will tell you that the Moon is about 238,855 miles away from the Earth. That’s a pretty long way away, but in this episode ...

Astronomers have determined that our nearest neighbor is gradually inching away from us. The Weather Channel reports that the Earth’s moon is moving further away from our planet, albeit at an ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

A quick online search will tell you that the Moon is about 238,855 miles away from the Earth. That’s a pretty long way away, but in this episode of STEM in 30 we’re looking at scale models. So we ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...