Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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