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Is the Earth’s spin slowing, and what exactly is a blue moon?
Is the Earth’s spin slowing?
Yes the Earth is slowing down, but only slightly. In fact, the amount it is slowing down by is so unnoticeable that we don’t need to worry about it. But we can tell it’s slowing over millions of years. In Jurassic times (65 million years ago) the day was only 16 to 18 hours long. Since then the spin has slowed so the day is 24 hours long.
Is it quiet in space?