Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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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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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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