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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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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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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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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