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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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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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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Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
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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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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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