The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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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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