How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)

Name: How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe) - Veritasium | MovieStream
Genre: Documentary, Reality, Talk
Released: 2025-10-15
Duration: 15 min
Rating: 8

Veritasium • Season 2 • Episode 10

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Feb 17, 2011

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If the Earth were the size of a basketball and the moon a tennis ball, how far apart would they be? Diagrams that are not to scale make us think that they're closer than they really are.

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If the Earth were the size of a basketball and the moon a tennis ball, how far apart would they be? Diagrams that are not to scale make us think that they're closer than they really are.

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