The disaster of the moon approaching the earth may end our lives

The approach of the moon to the earth will increase the speed of the earth's rotation around its axis, according to the law of conservation of angular momentum. At this point, hurricanes will be generated due to faster atmospheric circulation. And the day on Earth will be short.

For the viewer, the moon will appear larger the closer it is to the Earth, which will contribute to blocking the sun's rays. Thus, solar eclipses will become commonplace.

And if the moon gets closer, and reaches what is known as the “Roche limit” (the distance in which a celestial body remains held together by its gravity when approaching another body), the moon will disintegrate and break due to the tidal force resulting from the gravity of the planet. These disintegrating parts will form rings on Earth, like those of Saturn. However, it won't be long before these parts fall to Earth like thousands of asteroids.

Indeed, something similar to this catastrophic scenario has occurred in our solar system. In 1992 the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9) approached Jupiter and exceeded the Roche limit of Jupiter, and it broke into more than twenty pieces, which began to revolve around it, and then fell one after the other on Jupiter in 9 AD. Its destructive power was estimated at 1994 million atomic bombs!

Thus, it becomes clear that the results of the possible scenario in the event of the moon approaching the Earth will be extremely disastrous. This tragic fantasy ending has inspired some works of dystopia and apocalypse. But in fact, the Moon is moving away from the Earth by 3.8 cm per year. Therefore, it is unlikely that a series of hypothetical events such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and successive hurricanes will occur, and we will not witness the permanent eclipse, and there will be no rings similar to the rings of Saturn, and the Moon will remain a factor of safety and stability for the planet.