The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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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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If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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