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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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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