The sun is 330,330 times larger than 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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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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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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