More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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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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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 heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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