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We spend so much time focused on our lives here on Earth that we often fail to notice the amazing things far, far away.

Our seemingly limitless universe is filled with genuinely astonishing things, and you can learn all about them here!

Did you know that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is around a hundred thousand light-years wide?

Continue reading to learn more about our solar system, the planets inside it, and the rest of the universe!

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Discovery of the Planets in Our Solar System

When Were the Planets Discovered in Our Solar System?

Dan Lewis
Apr 6, 2021

A day on Uranus lasts 17 Earth hours, and a year on the planet equates to 84 years on Earth.

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Hubble Space Telescope Facts

14 Amazing Facts About The Hubble Space Telescope

Dan Lewis
Mar 17, 2021

Did you know the Hubble Space Telescope weighs the same as 11 fully grown polar bears?

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30 Facts About NASA

30 NASA Facts That Are Literally Out of This World

Dan Lewis
Jan 5, 2023

NASA has an office of Planetary Protection just in case we find life on another planet.

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15 Facts About the Milky Way

15 Unbelievable Facts About The Milky Way

Dan Lewis
Apr 30, 2021

Any photo you've ever seen of the Milky Way from space is either of another galaxy or an artist's rendition.

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Interesting Facts About Comets

20 Interesting Facts About Comets

Jade Hillock
Mar 17, 2021

Comets are made of ices such as water, carbon dioxide, ammonia & methane, mixed with dust from when the Solar System was formed.

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Sunrise over Central Park

40 Fiery Facts About The Sun

Jack De Graaf
Mar 17, 2021

The Sun is surrounded by a plasma aura called a "corona", which is Latin for "crown".

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Photo of the Earth

30 Incredible Facts About The Earth

Jack De Graaf
Feb 7, 2023

The Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after either a Greek or Roman God.

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Saturn Hurricane Photo

Facts About The Saturn Hurricane

Jack De Graaf
Mar 17, 2021

The hurricane-like storm on Saturn is one of NASA's most compelling discoveries about a planet within our solar system to-date.

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Facts About the Planet Uranus

15 Interesting Facts About The Planet Uranus

Jamie Ward
Mar 17, 2021

Did you know that the average surface temperature of Uranus is -371°F? This makes it the coldest planet in the solar system.

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Facts About the Planet Mercury

15 Interesting Facts About The Planet Mercury

Jamie Ward
Mar 17, 2021

If you were to look up at the sky from Mercury, the Sun would appear to be twice the size than from here on Earth.

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Facts About the Planet Venus

15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Venus

Jamie Ward
Mar 17, 2021

Venus and Mercury are the only planets within our Solar System that do not have any moons orbiting them.

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Aurora UFO Incident

The Aurora UFO Incident

Jamie Ward
Jan 5, 2023

Did you know that in spring 1897, many reports were made of a UFO heading north which apparently crashed in Aurora, Texas?

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