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It Seems Absurd, But You Could Line Up Every Planet In The Solar System Between Earth And The Moon

Space has a knack for bending our sense of scale. The Moon feels close enough to touch—after all, we see its craters with nothing but our eyes. Yet, that 238,855-mile gap between Earth and its lunar ...
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The moon is drifting away, here’s what it means long-term

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 ...
NBC Los Angeles

The moon and sun figure big in 2026's lineup of cosmic wonders

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers ...
Live Science

An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial rocks reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Chicago Tribune

The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan ...
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The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...