There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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