A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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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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An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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