The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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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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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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