[freeeee]

The moon is slowly moving away from the Earth, not towards it.

[Lazamataz]

The moon is slowly moving away from the Earth, not towards it.

It's probably trying to get away from the second hand smoke.

[Stirner]

"The moon is slowly moving away from the Earth, not towards it."

I think you're right, but disaster still looms. Taking part of the tidal energy out of the process will not cause the moon to crash into the earth, but will instead cause the earth to rotate ever more slowly until just one side faces the sun. Estimated time 50 billion years.

[Calvin Locke]

On the bright side, wouldn't it slow down the "theft" of rotational energy by the Moon?

Still, I'm voting for that asteroid in 800 years or so, long before the Red Giant process.

In any case, long after I shed this mortal coil.