A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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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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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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