Does the moon go away from earth?

Answer 1

-- The earth and moon both orbit their "common center of mass" ... the point

between them where the pivot of the see-saw would have to be in order for

them to balance each other.

-- Since the earth's mass is about 80 times as much as the moon's mass, that

point has to be 80 times farther from the center of the moon than it is from the

center of the earth.

-- The result is that their "common center of mass" is actually inside the earth.

So if you're watching the pair from the outside and you're not measuring too

closely, you'd swear that the moon is going around the earth, and you wouldn't

notice that the earth is also slightly wiggling.

-- By the way ... People often ask "Does the moon orbit the sun or the earth ?"

That "common center of mass" of the earth-moon pair is actually the thing that's

in orbit around the sun, while the earth and moon are both circling around it.

Answer 2

Yes. It's moving away from Earth at a rate of about 4 cm (1.6 inches) per year. This movement is independent of the regular effect of the moon's elliptical orbit that causes the moon to get a little closer and then a little farther away from the earth each month. The moon is in fact moving very slowly farther and farther from earth.

Answer 3

Yes. The furthest distance is known as apogee, and the closest distance (on its monthly journey around the earth) is perigee.

In addition, the moon is receding from the earth due to tidal friction, at a rate of about 0.85 inches per year.

Answer 4

It might, if something interferes with the Moons orbit. But there is no particular reason to believe that this will happen anytime soon.

It might, if something interferes with the Moons orbit. But there is no particular reason to believe that this will happen anytime soon.

It might, if something interferes with the Moons orbit. But there is no particular reason to believe that this will happen anytime soon.

It might, if something interferes with the Moons orbit. But there is no particular reason to believe that this will happen anytime soon.

Answer 5

Yes, the moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) per year. This is due to the gravitational interactions between the Earth and the moon causing the moon's orbit to gradually increase in size.

Answer 6

no because there is no gravity in space to pull it down

edit: The amount of gravity that the earth pulls on the moon is almost exactly balanced out by the speed of the moon.

Answer 7

It might, if something interferes with the Moons orbit. But there is no particular reason to believe that this will happen anytime soon.

Answer 8

Yes, it is called a New Moon