Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
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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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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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