Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
121
A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
5
Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
88
It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
569
The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
673
The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
189