The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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