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Updated: 14 min 53 sec ago
Will Earth really switch to 25 hours days as its rotation slowing down
Earth's days are slowly getting longer. This change is driven by the Moon's gravity and shifts in Earth's mass due to melting ice and rising seas. Scientists use advanced tools to measure these tiny shifts. A 25-hour day is a distant future event, taking millions of years. The current changes are imperceptible.
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