An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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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 light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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