The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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