The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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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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The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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