A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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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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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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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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