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Old April 9th, 2023 #1
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Default Days on Earth are getting LONGER: Scientists calculate how they have increased by six hours over 1.4 billion years due to the moon's gravity

Days on Earth are getting LONGER: Scientists calculate how they have increased by six hours over 1.4 billion years due to the moon's gravity

Published: 20:00 BST, 4 June 2018 | Updated: 06:59 BST, 8 April 2023

Days on Earth are getting longer as the moon steadily drifts away from Earth.

The further the moon drifts, the less gravitational pull it exerts on the planet and the longer days on Earth will become.

The weakening attraction between the Earth and the moon has resulted in the planet's spin slowing, taking it longer to complete a 360° rotation.

A new study reconstructing the history of Earth has found that 1.4 billion years ago the days on Earth lasted just over 18 hours.

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Old April 9th, 2023 #2
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This is great news! There never seem to be enough hours in a day for me to accomplish everything I need to do.
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