The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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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 neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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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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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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