The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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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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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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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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