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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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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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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