Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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