It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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