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There’s a star that pulses like a heart.
The star V838 Monocerotis expands and contracts in a regular pattern that resembles a beating heart. During its expansions, it becomes one of the brightest stars in the Milky Way. This pulsation is caused by complex interactions between the star's temperature and opacity.
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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...