An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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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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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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