The moon used to be larger because it was closer, it every so slightly moves away from the earth. On a geological scale it will quite soon move far away that a

The moon used to be larger because it was closer, it every so slightly moves away from the earth. On a geological scale it will quite soon move far away that a total eclipse of the sun will no longer be possible. It’s awesome now but in a few 100’s million of years it won’t be. On a cosmological scale we’ll be eaten by our swelling sun in a blink of an eye too so there’s that...