An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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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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