Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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