Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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