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Shocking New Report Finds That Moon is Shaking and Shrinking

The newly reported evidence has scientists clamoring to get back on our rocky satellite for further investigation.

When it comes to the mysteries of the universe, one thing is certain:  We don’t know the half of it.

Sure, humans have done a fairly decent job at getting to the bottom of some of our more terrestrial mysteries, but outer space is still very much at the limit of our fundamental understanding of existence.

Heck, we’ve been to the moon and we’re still getting surprised by our orbital pal.

This week’s latest moon news is certainly shocking, as scientists believe that our rocky satellite is both shaking and shrinking.

The interior of the moon has been cooling and as a result, has gotten about 150 feet “skinnier ” over the past several hundred million years — leading to a phenomenon known as “moonquakes,” NASA data suggests.

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