Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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