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

That means the distance between the Earth and the moon is increasing "at the rate that fingernails grow," according to this NASA study conducted over the course of roughly 50 years.

While we’ve all been taught that the Earth and Moon are about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) apart, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has given us a rare glimpse into the enormity of that gap.

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.

Earth is a profoundly isolated rock. The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set against the black ether of space.

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.

The combined view retains the correct positions and sizes of the two bodies relative to each other. The distance between Earth and the moon is about 30 times the diameter of Earth.