The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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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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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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