Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
17
An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
9
Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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