Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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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 Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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