Newton's third law says that:
With every action, an equal and opposite reaction always occurs: it means that the mutual actions of two bodies are always equal and directed in opposite directions.
The Moon is moving away from the Earth in a spiral path at a rate of 3.78 centimeters per year.
About the same speed at which fingernails grow
As if it were a gravitational hug in which the Moon and the Earth are immersed.
Luna walks away without us being able to do anything. Breaking free from Earth's gravitational embrace
Gravity is unforgiving and little by little our satellite will end up completely separating from the planet.