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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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