The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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