Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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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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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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