It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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