Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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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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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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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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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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