Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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