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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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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