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🌙Moon is Slowly Drifting Away From Earth: How It Shapes Our Future?
Moon is Slowly Drifting Away From Earth: How It Shapes Our Future? 1. Introduction Do you know that the Moon is slowly moving away from the earth- at the rate of *about 3.8 cm per year? This may not take much, but in millions of years, it combines a cosmic change with amazing results. This blog dives on how scientists discovered this flow, why this is happening, and what it can mean for the future of life on earth. 2. How do we know this? In the 1960s and 70s, NASA's Apollo astronauts left special retrormphlecters (such as mirrors) on the surface of the moon. Since then, scientists have been firing the lasers on these reflectors from the earth and measuring how long it takes to bounce the light. This technique, known as lunar laser, is accurate within millimeters. This experiment shows a steady increase in distance from decades - confirming the moon is slowly getting away from us. 3. Why is the moon going away? The reason lies in the gravity relat...
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