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[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It used to look bigger a long time ago. It's actually moving away from us every so slightly each year. Eventually there will be no more total lunar eclipses because the moon will simply be too far away.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

It's probably Jupiter. It's always stealing moons. Why do you think it has so many?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago

Which makes it crazier - the earth was around for a long time before humans came around. Then the sun and the moon become the same size in the sky, and boom! Humanity

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

That's actually because it's slowing earths rotation down! So as the moon moves away, days get longer down here. If the earth and moon were tidally locked, it would stop gaining distance