The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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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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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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