Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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