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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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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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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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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