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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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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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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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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