There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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