A new study has revealed that the moon, the Earth’s closest neighbour, is gradually moving further away and could eventually make our days longer
Something that is an ever present in all of our lives might be set to change and could have a huge impact on how we live.
Earth’s nearest neighbour in the solar system, the moon, is gradually moving away and it is set to alter the length of our days.
A study carried out at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered that the rocky planet is actually moving away from Earth at the rate of 3.82 cm per year, but it could be a while before we can see the difference.
With the current rate at which the moon is moving away from Earth, it would be another 200 million years time before our days are stretched to 25 hours.
During the course of the study through analyses of both the Earth and moon, the researchers were able to determine how the two planets reacted 1.4 billion years ago.
A professor of geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stephen Meyers, said: “As the moon moves away, the Earth is like a spinning figure skater who slows down as they stretch their arms out.”
He added: “One of our ambitions was to use astrochronology to tell time in the most distant past, to develop very ancient geological time scales.
“We want to be able to study rocks that are billions of years old in a way that is comparable to how we study modern geologic processes.”
And, it’s not the only new discovery made about the moon, as caves have recently been found that could help revolutionise travel to the moon in years to come. The adverse climate and temperature conditions on the its surface have always posed a problem for experts in their mission to try and facilitate human life, but caves deep below ground level could provide a potential solution.
Additionally, a recent exploration of the rocky surface found traces of water found in the moon’s soil according to researchers…..Seê _ Morê
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