Will the Moon one day fall on our heads? as was predicted in Thiaoouba Prophecy.
Well, according to these articles, not exactly.....
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=124
http://www.space.com/3373-earth-moon-destined-disintegrate.html
Sharma, BK and Ishwar, B:
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http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0805/0805.0100.pdf
http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.0100
Seems to concur with findings of a lunar receding orbit [going further away]. however there was mention of George Darwin [son of Charles Darwin] who believed the moon could one day crash on us, and why he was "only partially right".
keeping in mind of course, measurements of planetary bodies are only as good as the % error. in astrophysics, ive heard that the tiniest amount you are off, could make a big difference. still, their paper seems to lay it out well.
ive actually tried to find anything supporting any research concluding possibility of lunar orbital decay risk - [haven't found any]...
that is, only partly correct, regarding his theory that moon/earth collision is part of, which he called "giant impact theory" [i think].
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