The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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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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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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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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