Because as far as orbital mechanics are concerned it’s falling toward us (because that’s what orbiting usually involves) but because the orbit is slowly getting larger it’s falling is slowed, maybe? Well can’t really be that because the speed should be pretty constant?
Huh, that’s kinda a hard thing to answer comprehensively for someone who didn’t take that astrophysics course everyone else took…
Seems why you’re overcomplicating it a little bit. The moon used to be much closer to the earth thousands of years ago and now it’s not, slowly has been getting slingshotted out of orbit since the big bang.
Orbits are closer to spirals, earth and the moon are moving around the sun, with the moon spiraling around earth. It’s just a larger and larger spiral.
Falling is a relative term. I’d just say it’s accelerating slightly towards us, creating a wonky spiral through space.
I agree with rhe sentiment but small correction, the moon is falling away from earth.
Well that might depend?
Because as far as orbital mechanics are concerned it’s falling toward us (because that’s what orbiting usually involves) but because the orbit is slowly getting larger it’s falling is slowed, maybe? Well can’t really be that because the speed should be pretty constant?
Huh, that’s kinda a hard thing to answer comprehensively for someone who didn’t take that astrophysics course everyone else took…
Seems why you’re overcomplicating it a little bit. The moon used to be much closer to the earth thousands of years ago and now it’s not, slowly has been getting slingshotted out of orbit since the big bang.
Orbits are closer to spirals, earth and the moon are moving around the sun, with the moon spiraling around earth. It’s just a larger and larger spiral.
Falling is a relative term. I’d just say it’s accelerating slightly towards us, creating a wonky spiral through space.