Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
310
The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
151
It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
569
The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
163
The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
178
The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
4
The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
145