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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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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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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