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 light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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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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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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