Space is a world full of mysteries. Space agencies around the world, including India, are working to understand space. But do you know that the moon is moving away from the Earth every year? Yes, the distance between the moon and the Earth is increasing every year. Today we will tell you how much the distance between the moon and the Earth has increased so far and what will be its effect on the Earth.
Moon
Let us tell you that the moon has been revolving around the sun with the earth for more than 4.5 billion years. According to scientists, the moon was born due to a Mars-sized object colliding with the earth. But do you know that the distance between the earth and the moon is increasing every year. According to astronomers, the moon is moving away from the earth by about 3.8 cm every year. According to scientists, the reason for this is heavy planetary bodies in space. Astronomers say that there are planets in the galaxy. But every planet has its own balance. All planets also attract each other. This is also the reason for the moon moving away.
how many hours in a day
Normally there are 24 hours in a day. But due to the increasing distance of the moon, the days are getting longer. Scientists say that the length of our day is changing due to the process of the moon moving away from the Earth’s solar system which has been going on for billions of years. According to the information, the moon is about 3 lakh 84 thousand 400 km away from our planet Earth. According to scientists, about 245 crore years ago the moon was about 3 lakh 21 thousand 869 km away from the earth. In simple words, during this time the distance between the earth and the moon has increased by 62 thousand 531 km. But now as the moon moves away from the earth, the hours of our day will increase.
Astronomers have estimated that 2.45 billion years ago, the moon was much closer to the earth than it is now. At that time, there were only 16.9 hours in a day. But with the passage of time, the distance of the moon has increased and a day has become 24 hours. However, it will take millions of years for such an event to have any effect on the lives of animals, humans, plants and all other things living on earth. NASA astronomers had installed reflective panels on the surface of the moon during the Apollo mission in 1969. After this, they had felt something about the moon. But now scientists have realized that the moon is moving away from us at a fixed speed every year.
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