Veritasium. How Far Away is the Moon_ (The Scale of the Universe) Posted: December 5, 2024 | Last updated: March 5, 2025. In this video, we explore the fascinating distance between Earth and the ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Before the unboxing of the Lego Technic planet earth and moon in orbit space set. (Image credit: Jase Parnell-Brookes) This 526-piece build is more complex than larger-piece sets ...

Differences in the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon will make July 9, July 22 and August 5 unusually short.

The short answer is that you would weigh roughly one-sixth your Earth weight on the Moon. So if your bathroom scale reads 180 pounds (81.6 kilograms) on Earth, it would read 30 pounds (13.6 kg) on ...

Scale and grandeur The red planet is currently about 250 times more distant than the Moon. As of Tuesday, Mars is roughly 60 million miles (96 million kilometers) away.

The Moon’s albedo is 0.136, while the Earth’s is 0.434, making the Earth 3.2 times as reflective. That figure varies of course, depending on cloud and whether you’re facing mostly ocean or land.