Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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