Do We Really Need The Moon?

Today on Far Future Horizons we are proud to present the BBC documentary “Do We Really Need The Moon?” hosted by Space scientist and self confessed lunar fanatic Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

In today’s video feature Dr. Aderin-Pocock. explores our intimate relationship with the Moon.
The Moon is such a familiar presence in the sky that most of us take it for granted. But what if it wasn’t where it is now? How would that affect life on Earth?

Besides orchestrating the tides, the moon dictates the length of a day, the rhythm of the seasons and the very stability of our planet.

Yet the Moon is always on the move. In the past it was closer to Earth and in the future it’ll be farther away. That it is now perfectly placed to sustain life is pure luck, a cosmic coincidence.

Using computer graphics to summon up great tides and set the Earth spinning on its side, Maggie Aderin-Pocock implores us to look at the Moon afresh: to see it not as an inert rock, but as a key player in the story of our planet, past, present and future.

Do We Really Need The Moon?
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