The Moon
The Beauty Of Space
Facts About The Moon
The Moon is moving approximately 3.8 cm away from our planet every year. It is estimated that it will continue to do so for around 50 billion years. By the time that happens, the Moon will be taking around 47 days to orbit the Earth instead of the current 27.3 days.
The Moon has quakes:
These are caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth. Lunar astronauts used seismographs on their visits to the Moon, and found that small moonquakes occurred several kilometres beneath the surface, causing ruptures and cracks. Scientists think the Moon has a molten core, just like Earth.
How Old Is The Moon
The moon is the same age as the Earth and the rest of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years. Our solar system was all formed at that time.
What Is Space
Space is fascinating!
Space is big. The universe is larger than we can understand. The universe is so large that stars larger than our Sun or even whole galaxies look like tiny pinpoints of light because they are so far away.
Space contains every bit of matter and energy that has ever existed, and yet most parts of it are utterly empty. In this document, when we talk about deep space, we usually mean the vast stretches of empty area between planets.
Space can be beautiful. The planets, stars, galaxies and nebulae make graceful and colorful shapes visible to our telescopes.
Space can be dangerous. In deep space we would die instantly unless protected. Our home planet the Earth travels through space, with the atmosphere making a cozy blanket between us and the cold and other dangers of deep space.
How Far From Earth Is The Moon
It is about 250,000 miles from Earth to the moon