INSTANT EXPERT
HOW THE PLANETS WOULD LOOK...
…if they were at the same distance from Earth as the Moon, and how it would affect our planet
What if the other Solar System planets were the same distance from Earth as the Moon? At best, a night sky with one or more planets at the Moon’s distance would look very different. At worst, either the other planet or Earth – or both – would be radically changed by its proximity to the other. In some cases, we wouldn’t survive. There are numerous factors involved, but speculation is part of the fun of astronomy.