Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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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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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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