Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the ...

When a full moon peeks just above the horizon, it appears enormous. This is a curious phenomenon, as when it is at this ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...