The moon is slowly ... nearly 16 times closer to Earth than it is today. As it cooled, the moon backed away, retreating thousands of miles into the distance. A new animation depicts that process ...
The video shows our view from Earth as the moon passes through its month-by-month phases, from full moon to new moon. At the bottom right corner, the animation also tracks the boundary of sunlight ...
What if the moon and planets were closer to Earth? That's what Nick Holmes decided to find out. Holmes, AKA "yeti dynamics" on YouTube, animated these 3D models. He is an amateur astronomer and is ...