Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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 sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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