There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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 heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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