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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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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