There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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