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Some stars are cool enough to touch.
Brown dwarfs, failed stars that never got massive enough to sustain nuclear fusion, can have surface temperatures as low as 80°F (27°C). One such star, WISE 1828+2650, is actually cooler than the human body. These objects bridge the gap between stars and planets.
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The largest storm in the solar system has winds five times stronger than a Category 5 hurricane.
Neptune's Great Dark Spot has wind speeds up to 1,200 mph, powered by the planet's internal heat rather...
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There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.
While our galaxy contains between 100-400 billion stars, Earth has over 3 trillion trees. This surprising fact helps...
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The largest known structure in the universe is the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall.
This supercluster of galaxies spans about 10 billion light-years, making it the largest known structure in the observable...