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 last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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