A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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