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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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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An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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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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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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