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What would happen if the sun and moon collided?
Question Date: 2015-04-29
Answer 1:

The distance between the sun and our moon is 92,960,000 miles. The sun is 400 times larger than our moon. The sun and the moon appear the same size when we look in the sky because the sun is 400 times farther away from the Earth than the moon. These figures should put your mind at ease; it is highly improbable that the moon would ever collide with the sun. But if it did, considering the massive size difference, the sun would just absorb the moon.


Answer 2:

Same thing if the Earth collided with the sun: the moon would be vaporized and absorbed by the sun.

The moon and sun look the same size in the sky, but they're very different. The sun is much larger, and much farther away. The moon can pass in front of the sun (this is called an eclipse), but won't collide with it.



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