Moon is getting farther away from Earth each year, report finds
A report from Space Daily says the moon is receding from Earth at 3.8 centimeters per year. “That number is small enough to sound trivial. “The same measurement, extended forward, eliminates an astronomical phenomenon that human beings happen to be alive at exactly the right moment in geological time to witness.” The development results from tidal friction, the site notes.
- ▪A report from Space Daily says the moon is receding from Earth at 3.8 centimeters per year.
- ▪“That number is small enough to sound trivial.
- ▪“The same measurement, extended forward, eliminates an astronomical phenomenon that human beings happen to be alive at exactly the right moment in geological time to witness.” The development results from tidal friction, the site notes.
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Space Moon is getting farther away from Earth each year, report finds Comments: by Rob Taub - 05/19/26 7:47 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Rob Taub - 05/19/26 7:47 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING (NewsNation) — With NASA’s Artemis II mission in the rear mirror, new information has emerged about how far the moon continues to move away from the Earth. A report from Space Daily says the moon is receding from Earth at 3.8 centimeters per year. “That number is small enough to sound trivial. It is not,” Space Daily states. “The same measurement, extended forward, eliminates an astronomical phenomenon that human beings happen to be alive at exactly the right moment in geological time to witness.” The development results from tidal friction, the site notes.
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