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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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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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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