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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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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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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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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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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