It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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