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Overview of Saturn
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Overview of Saturn

Saturn is Saturn's sixth planet based on the average distance from the Sun and the second largest planet in diameter and mass, after Jupiter in the Solar System.

December 17, 2018
Yellow halo like honey covered Earth in ISS image
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Yellow halo like honey covered Earth in ISS image

Optical phenomena with golden light like honey make the Earth look like a giant candy, urging astronauts on the International Space Station to stay in the moment on Octo…

December 17, 2018
Overview of Jupiter
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Overview of Jupiter

Jupiter or Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest planet in the Solar System.

December 17, 2018
Today, 3 large asteroids rush towards the Earth
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Today, 3 large asteroids rush towards the Earth

Our planet is once again blessed with these three asteroids, according to the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), just grazing near the earth and not in danger.

December 17, 2018
Overview of Uranus
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Overview of Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun; is the third largest and fourth largest planet in the system.

December 17, 2018
The brightest galaxy in the universe
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The brightest galaxy in the universe

Galaxy W2246-0526 is 350 trillion times more massive than the Sun is absorbing matter from smaller galaxies around it as fuel.

December 17, 2018