The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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