Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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