Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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