It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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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 volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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