There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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 sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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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All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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