Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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