If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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