It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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