Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a tiny, although measurable distance from the earth every year.
If you do the maths, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface.
This would explain the death of the dinosaurs. The tallest ones, anyway
rockylizard said
10:00 AM Nov 9, 2014
Gday...
Cheers - John
Forrest White said
07:10 PM Nov 16, 2020
Some scientists believe that the Moon will cease to be a satellite of the Earth and will forever fly away from its "suzerain", becoming an independent planet like Mercury.
Santa said
12:51 PM Nov 23, 2020
Of greater concern is when the sun becomes a red giant, then it's all over red rover.
In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers will consume Mercury and Venus, and reach Earth. Scientists are still debating whether or not our planet will be engulfed, or whether it will orbit dangerously close to the dimmer star. Either way, life as we know it on Earth will cease to exist.
Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a tiny, although measurable distance from the earth every year.
If you do the maths, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface.
This would explain the death of the dinosaurs. The tallest ones, anyway
Gday...
Cheers - John
Of greater concern is when the sun becomes a red giant, then it's all over red rover.
Don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen.
https://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html
In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers will consume Mercury and Venus, and reach Earth. Scientists are still debating whether or not our planet will be engulfed, or whether it will orbit dangerously close to the dimmer star. Either way, life as we know it on Earth will cease to exist.