Our moon—or la Luna—has inspired humankind for millennia. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. It's largely agreed that the moon was created around 4.5 billion years ago ...

The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...