An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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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 has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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