The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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