Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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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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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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