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 Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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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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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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