The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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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 is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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