The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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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