The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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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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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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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 are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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