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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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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