There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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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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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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