Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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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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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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