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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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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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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