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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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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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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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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 Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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