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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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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