Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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