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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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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