Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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