There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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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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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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