It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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