The moon is drifting away from us.

Each year, our moon moves distinctly, inexorably farther from Earth just a tiny bit, about an inch and a half, a nearly imperceptible change. There is no stopping this slow ebbing, no way to turn back the clock.

The forces of gravity are invisible and unshakable, and no matter what we do or how we feel about them, they will keep nudging the moon along. Over many millions of years, we’ll continue to grow apart.

The moon used to be closer. When it first formed, about 4.5 billion years ago, molded out of rocky debris that had been floating around Earth, the moon orbited 10 times nearer to the planet than it does today. The debris, scientists believe, had come from a collision between Earth and a mysterious Mars-sized object.



Fresh out of the cosmic oven, the moon was hot and molten, glowing red in the night sky. Back then, scientists say, the moon was moving away at a rate of about eight inches per year.

Our planet and its moon were always going to grow apart like this. The gravity of moons, small as they are in comparison, can still tug at their planets, causing the larger worlds to bulge outward a little bit. On an ocean-covered planet like ours, the effect shows up in the shifting tides. The moon pulls at our oceans, but those oceans pull back, making the moon speed up in its orbit. And “if you speed up while orbiting Earth, you are escaping Earth more successfully, so you orbit from a farther distance,” James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist at JAXA, Japan’s space agency, explained.

Scientists refer to this phenomenon as “lunar retreat” a delightful term, as I’d prefer to imagine the moon enjoying itself at a relaxing getaway, bending its rocky body into various yoga poses, rather than slowly ghosting Earth.

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Terrifying

Soon there would be no night time, only daytime. Be scared people....

rubbish

This people will always have one nonsense thing to say..who measured the distance to note that it is exactly an inch and half..I know before opening the trend that they will definitely mention "billion years" and they did not disappoint at usual...

Wetin concern me, with my 100 naira, I just win 75,000 naira on bet9ja I needed the money so bad and God did it for me..I am greatly happy

Moon and earth is leaving ke.

Ever8090:
This people will always have one nonsense thing to say..who measured the distance to note that it is exactly an inch and half..I know before opening the trend that they will definitely mention "billion years" and they did not disappoint at usual...

Wetin concern me, with my 100 naira, I just win 75,000 naira on bet9ja I needed the money so bad and God did it for me..I am greatly happy

Billion years... Lol

You fit teach me that bet9ja stuff?

Who cares for something that will happen in another 4.3 billion years? This oyinbo people nor get work o! They call am "nearly imperceptible change". The changes are not even perceving. So, why worry?

sharpwriter:


Billion years... Lol

You fit teach me that bet9ja stuff?

them dey teach person gamble? ...anyway it is football betting where you bet on outcome of games..Lt is bit easier if you watch football games as it enables you know the strength of teams.
Like myself, I bet responsibly I have the app on my phone I bet from their o don't need to go to s betting shop to place my bet.
And I stake 100 naira mostly, I don't stake huge amount as it is dangerous to do so.

Ever8090:
them dey teach person gamble? ...anyway it is football betting where you bet on outcome of games..Lt is bit easier if you watch football games as it enables you know the strength of teams.
Like myself, I bet responsibly I have the app on my phone I bet from their o don't need to go to s betting shop to place my bet.
And I stake 100 naira mostly, I don't stake huge amount as it is dangerous to do so.

How far


Find me something nah


I go manage am no matter how small

OMG we all gonna die!
I don't wanna die

Na to relocate sure pass.

I no fit go Saturn cos them say that one Ring sef fon de fall.

Na Jupiter sure pass.

Modified:
Someone suggest going with the moon is better since Jupiter is non habitable.

I knew daft people will come to ruin this thread, I suggest a simple IQ test should be conducted for people to comment on science related threads.

Seun, create a simple IQ test, and anyone that does not pass minimum requirement should be disallowed from commenting on science related threads.

Majority are daft in this part of the world, fools are irritating

na Buhari cause am...

Let's go to Jupiter

It's rains diamonds

Geminiboi:
Terrifying

Soon there would be no night time, only daytime. Be scared people....

There would still be night times. Moonless, starry nights.

dazzlingd:
I knew daft people will come to ruin this thread, I suggest a simple IQ test should be conducted for people to comment on science related threads.

Seun, create a simple IQ test, and anyone that does not pass minimum requirement should be disallowed from commenting on science related threads.

Majority are daft in this part of the world, fools are irritating

It just makes the exchange of ideas difficult with them lot.

E no go affect Nigeria, make we bet am.

Righteousness over to you.

Just an inch is nothing to worry about na. Oyibo people self.

Allow the moon to do it's thing.

...
Happy drifting then.


Nor be everything person go dy lose sleep over..


Na 10 sure odds I dy find so...

Wahala nor dey finish...so just when we are still praying that global warming doesn't finish off the earth in another 20-50 years, boom!!!... these guys drops another bombshell, "the moon is leaving us". Well, by then, all those who really matter to us will be gone.

There seem not to be any good news anywhere these days...Wild fires, earthquakes, volcano, etc Wondering what the future really holds for the human race.

May God help the people of this world.

Una don come again ooo

WriterNig:


The moon is drifting away from us.

Each year, our moon moves distinctly, inexorably farther from Earth just a tiny bit, about an inch and a half, a nearly imperceptible change. There is no stopping this slow ebbing, no way to turn back the clock.

The forces of gravity are invisible and unshakable, and no matter what we do or how we feel about them, they will keep nudging the moon along. Over many millions of years, we’ll continue to grow apart.

The moon used to be closer. When it first formed, about 4.5 billion years ago, molded out of rocky debris that had been floating around Earth, the moon orbited 10 times nearer to the planet than it does today. The debris, scientists believe, had come from a collision between Earth and a mysterious Mars-sized object.



Fresh out of the cosmic oven, the moon was hot and molten, glowing red in the night sky. Back then, scientists say, the moon was moving away at a rate of about eight inches per year.

Our planet and its moon were always going to grow apart like this. The gravity of moons, small as they are in comparison, can still tug at their planets, causing the larger worlds to bulge outward a little bit. On an ocean-covered planet like ours, the effect shows up in the shifting tides. The moon pulls at our oceans, but those oceans pull back, making the moon speed up in its orbit. And “if you speed up while orbiting Earth, you are escaping Earth more successfully, so you orbit from a farther distance,” James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist at JAXA, Japan’s space agency, explained.

Scientists refer to this phenomenon as “lunar retreat” a delightful term, as I’d prefer to imagine the moon enjoying itself at a relaxing getaway, bending its rocky body into various yoga poses, rather than slowly ghosting Earth.

I am waiting for Alien Invasion

End time things....




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B like righteousness Don go church this 1 way I no see m for this thread

Them don come again ooo, how's this possible now.

All these satanically inspired scientists deceiving themselves and other gullible fools. Instead of them to accept the reality of God's existence and his omnipotence over everything, they are there running around with stupid theories about things. The earth collided with a mysterious unknown object as big as mars and some of the debris from the collision somehow managed to gather together and create the moon which then somehow managed to get into perfect sync in the solar system with all the planets and celestial bodies with the earth rotating and revolving around it? This is the crap that these foolish "woke" people believe is sensible but believing that there is a higher power that simply set all these things in motion is a big NO? Look at the perfect symmetry of the solar system and the perfect unison in which all these different creatures and forces in the universe work and tell me how it's sensible to believe that all these things happened by accident.

Righteousness oya ooo
What sayest thou?

End times drawing closer

nairaland pastor Righteousness oya take d mic frm lala