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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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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