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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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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