The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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