Moon’s distance at Apogee At its farthest distance, known as apogee, the moon was situated about 251,000 miles (405,500 km) away from Earth.

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The moon's distance from Earth changes depending on where it is in its elliptical orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

“Footage above showing the Earth rising and setting behind the Moon was captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander shortly after our second lunar orbit maneuver on February 18,” Firefly ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught a rare double eclipse, first when the Moon passed the Moon and then Earth followed ...

The Earth’s radius is 3.7 times that of the Moon, so it has 13.4 times the surface area. The Moon’s albedo is 0.136, while the Earth’s is 0.434, making the Earth 3.2 times as reflective.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

Earth should have captured a temporary "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA scientists ...

The moon once drifted thousands of miles farther away, and Earth's days got 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...