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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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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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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