A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
88
It 'snows' metal on Venus.
13
In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
175
Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
16
Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
120
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
17
The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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