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The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason
Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.
The Daily Galaxy on MSN
Why The Moon Is Getting Farther From Earth Every Year – And What It Means For Us
The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a ...
Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...
A massive asteroid named 2025 FA22, comparable in size to a New York skyscraper, made a close approach to Earth early Thursday (September 18). The asteroid, traveling at over 24,000 mph, passed at a ...
(Related reading: The impacts that gave us the Moon may explain why Earth has life today) ...
ZME Science on MSN
The Moon Used to Be Much Closer to Earth. It’s Drifting 1.5 Inches Farther From Earth Every Year and It’s Slowly Making Our Days Longer
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
NASA confirmed the asteroid will fly past Earth today. It measures about 520 feet wide and moves fast. Its speed is 24,127 ...
An asteroid the size of a skyscraper is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour. The giant asteroid will be at its closest ...
Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named ...
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