An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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