Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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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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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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