The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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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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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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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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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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