Space Facts

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    An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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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 heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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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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