Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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