Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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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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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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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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