NASA's space shuttle fleet will retire after one final mission on Atlantis, launching July 8. Here are eight surprising facts about NASA shuttles.

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From a bar in the clouds to finding more water from the Moon, outer space is constantly surprising us, as these fascinating space facts prove.

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Here's the lowdown on Comet ISON and its journey through the inner solar system, which scientists are already observing with a phalanx of instruments on the ground and in space.

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