In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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 and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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