Moon is Moving Away
Summary
The moon is moving away from Earth by 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) per year and our planet's rotation is slowing. So the moon will not be with us for ever, eventually it will drift away into space and earth will loose its climatic stability.
Keywords: McDonald Observatory, Mount Fowlkes, Mount Locke, Davis Mountains, Otto Struve Telescope, Harlan J. Smith Telescope, Hobby-Eberly Telescope, moon