Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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