CapeCanaveral: Scientists have confirmed the existence of a cave on the moon, not far from the place where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago. According to scientists, there may be hundreds more caves in which astronauts can take shelter in future.

What did the scientists say?

A team led by Italian scientists reported on Monday that evidence of a large cave has been found on the moon. It is located in the ‘Sea of ​​Tranquility’, just 250 miles (400 kilometers) from the landing site of Apollo 11.

This crater, like more than 200 other craters discovered there, was formed by the collapse of a lava tube. Researchers analyzed radar measurements by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and compared the results with lava tubes on Earth. Their findings have been published in the journal ‘Nature Astronomy’.

Moon moving away from Earth

Recently, the news also came out that the Moon is moving away from the Earth every year. Scientists have found in their research that the distance between the Moon and the Earth is increasing every year. According to the American space agency NASA, the Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth at a rate of 3.8 cm every year.

Experts believe that the reason for the Moon moving away from the Earth could be the ‘Milanevich cycle’. This cycle refers to a very small deviation in the shape of the Earth’s orbit and its axis.