Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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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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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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