In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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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A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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