In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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