Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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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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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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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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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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 heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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