The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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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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