Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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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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