Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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