The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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