Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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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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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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