The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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