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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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