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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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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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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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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