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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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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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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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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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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