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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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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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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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