According to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the moon is slowly drifting away from Earth.

   It will take a few million years, but our days will get longer

Researchers say gradually, at the rate of about 3.82 millimeters a year, the Moon's orbit is slipping away from Earth. That may not seem like much, but over a long long time, it will make our days longer.

According to MSN:

"Stephen Meyers, who is a professor of geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said: “As the moon moves away, the Earth is like a spinning figure skater who slows down as they stretch their arms out.”

He added: “One of our ambitions was to use astrochronology to tell time in the most distant past, to develop very ancient geological time scales."

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    It won't be something we see, but at that rate, in 200 million years, Earth days will be 25 hours long, instead of 24.  But until then, don't expect to get even a few extra seconds a day.

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