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Time passes differently in space due to gravity.
Due to Einstein's theory of relativity, time moves slower in stronger gravitational fields. GPS satellites have to account for this effect - time passes about 38 microseconds faster per day for them than on Earth. Without this correction, GPS systems would drift by about 7 miles per day.
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A spoonful of a white dwarf star would weigh several tons.
White dwarfs are the remnants of stars like our Sun after they've exhausted their nuclear fuel. They're incredibly...
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Some planets orbit their stars in figure-eight patterns.
In binary star systems, planets can follow complex figure-eight orbital patterns due to the gravitational influence of both...
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Jupiter’s moon Io has lakes of liquid sulfur.
Due to intense tidal heating from Jupiter, Io has lakes of molten sulfur on its surface that can...