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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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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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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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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