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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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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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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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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