Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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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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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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