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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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There’s a star that’s shaped like a teardrop.
HD 209458, nicknamed 'Osiris,' is being pulled into a teardrop shape by a nearby planet's gravity. The planet...
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Saturn’s largest moon has rain, rivers, and seas of liquid methane.
Titan is the only world besides Earth known to have stable liquid on its surface, though it's liquid...
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The strongest magnetic field ever detected could warp atoms into cylinders.
A magnetar called SGR 1806-20 produced the strongest magnetic field ever detected, strong enough to distort atomic nuclei...