If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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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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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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