Phases of the Moon - NASA Science
If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system
joshworth.comThe Moon is leaving us because of the gravitational conversation between it and the Earth: the ocean tides. The drag they cause slows down the planet’s spin rate. Because gravity binds the Moon and the Earth, as the Earth loses angular momentum, the Moon overcompensates in response; as it speeds up, it begins slipping out of our gravitational grip,... See more