A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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