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There are parts of the universe so far away that their light will never reach Earth, no matter how long we wait.
Some black holes contain the mass of billions of Suns compressed into a region smaller than our solar system.
The light from the most distant galaxies we see today left them before Earth even existed.
There are infinite stars.
There are unknown regions of space.
There are objects moving near light speed.
There are events in space still unfolding.
There are structures larger than galaxies.
There are ancient objects drifting in space.
There are stars that died before Earth existed.
There are planets completely unlike anything on Earth.
There are sounds in space converted into audio by scientists.
There are stars that orbit black holes.
There are signals in space older than Earth itself.
There are galaxies billions of years older than Earth.
There are stars so dense a spoonful would weigh billions of tons.
There are stars invisible to the human eye that are larger than our Sun.
Some black holes formed before galaxies existed.
There are places on Earth where gravity is slightly weaker.
The universe may continue expanding forever.
Some stars collapse so violently they briefly outshine entire galaxies.
There are planets where it rains molten glass sideways.
There are signals from space that scientists still cannot explain.
There are stars that no longer exist, but their light is still traveling toward us.
The universe is so large that light from most of it will never reach Earth.
The ISS is visible to more people than any structure ever built.
Some astronauts have reported hearing unexplained sounds while alone in space.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
The light you see from some stars today began traveling before humans existed.
The light you see from some stars today began traveling before humans existed.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
Neutron stars are so dense that a single teaspoon would weigh billions of tons on Earth.
The observable universe is about 93 billion lightβyears wide.
Neutron stars are so dense that a single teaspoon would weigh billions of tons on Earth.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
Neutron stars are so dense that a single teaspoon would weigh billions of tons on Earth.
Black holes can slow time so much that seconds near them equal years far away.
Black holes can slow time so much that seconds near them equal years far away.
The light you see from some stars today began traveling before humans existed.
Neutron stars are so dense that a single teaspoon would weigh billions of tons on Earth.
The light you see from some stars today began traveling before humans existed.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
The observable universe is about 93 billion lightβyears wide.
The light you see from some stars today began traveling before humans existed.
Black holes can slow time so much that seconds near them equal years far away.
There are rogue planets drifting through space with no star at all.
Neutron stars are so dense that a single teaspoon would weigh billions of tons on Earth.