The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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