The Earth-Moon geometry that produces total solar eclipses is a temporary coincidence in deep time, and the spiral measurement that confirms it comes from mirrors astronauts left on the lunar surface five decades ago. The post The moon is moving away from Earth at 3.8 centimetres per year — which means the total solar eclipses humans alive today get to see are something no future civilisation will ever witness appeared first on Space Daily .
The moon is moving away from Earth at 3.8 centimetres per year — which means the total solar eclipses humans alive today get to see are something no future civilisation will ever witness