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Usually, when a star goes supernova, the core collapses in less than a second, the shockwave hits several hours later, and peak brightness is reached in a few months.
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Everyone is familiar with the well-known mirage of an oasis in the desert. It has even become a common trope in media for the main character to be stranded and see a lake of water in the distance. However, when they arrive, they find nothing but more sand.
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In Death Valley National Park it is possible for rocks to move across the ground even when no one has touched them.
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They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but at Lake Maracaibo lightning can strike over 40 times in one minute.
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The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, which means it is constantly in motion. Not only do the nine planets in our solar system rotate around the sun, but the sun itself is in orbit around the center of the galaxy where a massive black hole can be found. This black hole creates an enormous…
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Every 29.5 days, the moon completes its lunar phase cycle. This means that in the time frame of less than a month, it wanes to nothing, then waxes to full again.
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Were you able to see the eclipse this week? If so, it was pretty spectacular! A once in a lifetime experience for many people.
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A galaxy is made up of millions of stars and their solar systems all held together by a gravitational pull.
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The primary use of satellites is to magnify the spread of information.
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Within its wall stood, or rather sat, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was a massive statue of Zeus himself, posed upon a majestic throne.
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