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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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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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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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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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