Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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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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Sound doesn't travel in space.
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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