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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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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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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Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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