The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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 Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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