Is it possible for the moon to change it's form at any time?
97095
There is not much on the moon that would allow much in the line of chemical reaction.  Other than meteoriod bombarding its surface, intense radiation from solar flares may modify the surface chemistry a bit.  It definitely creates a static charge on the loose lunar soil so it would cling to the astronauts' (who walked on the moon) space suits.  Some of the astronauts commented that the moon dust smelled almost like gunpowder.\n\nFor sure, the moon will not change into green cheese anytime soon...unless you have and infinite improbability drive...then anything is possibe (or improbable)
1105769
Having their own moon might affect it...
1142453
Well it's a natural phenomenon. If moon is not rotating then some thing else any where else in our solar system will do something to compensate for this energy.\n\nRemember : Energy can neither be created nor be destoyed and according to the energy conservation principle this energy will have to be redirected . So it can be millions of other possibilities :)\n\nLike days will be shorter ans earth rotates fast to use that excess energy or something like that.\n\n:)
543648
Oh no, you've figured out my hoax!!! You busted me, you're right, its not round. Sorry, I get silly sometimes. If you are at a position when the moon passes directly perpendicular to you relative to the sun's position then you will see a perfect half lit moon. you can simulate this with a big right triangle by taking a golf ball or some other ball and placing it at the  90 degree corner and placing a flashlight at one of the other corners pointing directly at the ball. Now line up your sight from the third corner and you should see a perfect half lit ball. :)
243834
Yes, the moon goes around the Earth at a much slower rate (28 days) than the Earth spins around once (24 hrs).\nClick on the link to the animation below. Notice how the Earth spins while the part of the moon facing us changes.
642612
The moon is not geosynchronous.  Thus, its relative position in the sky changes rapidly.  Without manmade satellites in geosync. orbit, and with transponer facilities on the moon instead, people with satellite dishes would have to constantly reaim them to keep their signal.\n\nI do believe the moon always shows the same face towards Earth.
782867
no.  it affects the tides in a big way though, which can lead to weather.  But the moon doesn't affect our weather directly
503710
no moon occurs when moon is covered by the shadow of earth,\nsimilarly on full moon moon is not covered by the shodow. all the phases of moon are caused by the shadow of earth which falls on moon bcoz of sun
245485
No!  The stars aren't changing, earth IS.  As the earth revolves, the position of starts and constellations seem to change position in the sky.  Also, you know on some nights, the moon can seem HUGE, like 3 times bigger than normal.  That is the atmosphere magnifying the moon.  The same concept could probably apply to the distortion of constellations.
403331
No, that is not even possible. Even if an explosion big enough to do the job were set off on the Moon, if it were set off at the Moon's south pole it would push the Moon away from the Earth, not toward it. And nobody on Earth, not the US government, not anybody, has the ability to make an explosion that big anyway.
105361
Yes, this is called the tide.  The moon exerpts a gravatitional force on the Earth that causes the water to rise and fall.\n\nRead more at:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide
282289
Even if the moon is really shifting away from earth every year, the total distance it shifts is nearly negligible (it is something infinitesimal). So at first glance even it seems worrying, we are not going to loose our moon in any near future.
388807
Tides will become weaker. Other MINOR affects will change our planet, slight changes in the time a season changes. However you should not worry. The moon is thousands of miles away. The moon only gets about 1 inch further every year. 10000 years from now it still will not make a difference. And if the sapce program does what it is claiming to do. This cycle could be slowed down slightly... maybe 7/8 of an inch instead if they really wanted to but that would ba a useless waste of time, money, resources, and brain power. Don't worry the moon wont affect anything for a few million or billion years.
76122
Not true unless an abnormal event causes it to be so.  What will happen is that over time the Earth's rotation will slow down till the year and the day are the same amount of time.  Just like the Moon is right now.
330323
what? I don't think the moon appears stationary since it travels across the sky and goes through phases.\nWhat?
968800
It is the shadow of the Earth or rather, the part you see is the part that is not in the shadow of the Earth.\n\nThe shape the moon appears depends on its position relative to the Earth and the Sun. Depending on the timing, the shadow the Earth casts on the moon will change.\n\nSince the orbits of the moon and earth are constant, astronomers thousands of years ago have been able to predict the shape of the moon depending on the date.
534145
Probably.  Meteorites hit the moon every hour of every day.  Will an astroid large enough to be detected hit the moon and cause turmoil on Earth?  No.