An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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NASA invented baby food as we know it today.
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