Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Long suspected of receding from Earth, the Moon received five corner-reflectors positioned by American & Soviet missions, starting with Apollo 11 in 1969. These special mirrors allow us to measure the Moon’s distance accurately & routinely using lasers. It’s indeed moving away https://t.co/bCF5mvM53Q — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 10, 2021

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Right now, the Moon, in its orbit, is spiraling away from Earth by about the width of two fingers every year. Just thought you might want to know this. https://t.co/SoQsU3abHp — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 10, 2021

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Not to worry, the Moon’s been spiraling away from us for nearly 4.5 billion years, shortly after the Solar System was born. Back then,the Moon was in-your-face: It orbited Earth every 8 hours, was 20x closer, 400x larger on the sky, and forced tides 8,000x stronger than today. https://t.co/JgiYizWhRx — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 10, 2021