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There’s a star that’s shaped like a cube.
A neutron star called PSR J0523-7125 is theorized to be roughly cube-shaped due to its incredibly strong magnetic field distorting its surface. This is the only known star that isn't approximately spherical. The magnetic field is so strong it would be lethal from 1,000 kilometers away.
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A day on Mercury is twice as long as its year.
Due to Mercury's slow rotation and fast orbit, it takes 176 Earth days for the Sun to move...
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The largest storm ever observed was bigger than Earth itself.
The Great Dark Spot on Neptune, observed by Voyager 2 in 1989, was large enough to contain the...
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Europa shoots water into space from 125-mile-high geysers.
Jupiter's moon Europa has massive water plumes that shoot from cracks in its icy surface. These geysers are...