Without having the force of Gravity from earth-moon would have just floated away from us. The moon's velocity and distance from Earth allow it to make a perfect balance between fall and escape. ... That's why the moon doesn't fall on Earth.

Can the Moon crash into Earth?

Notice that even after all that time, the moon has not crashed into the planet. The push just caused it to shift to an elliptical orbit. ... This would cause Earth to change its orbit with respect to the Sun, but the shift would be fairly small, so don't worry about that. Let's worry about that moon.

What keeps the Moon with the Earth?

The Earth's gravity keeps the Moon orbiting us. It keeps changing the direction of the Moon's velocity. This means gravity makes the Moon accelerate all the time, even though its speed remains constant.