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16 | Sunspots are regions of lower-than- average temperatures that are associated with intense magnetic activity. | Science > Astronomy | 10/28/08 | |
17 | Sometimes Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune. | Science > Astronomy | 05/09/10 | |
18 | Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in March 1781. | Science > Astronomy | 06/11/08 | |
19 | Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 08/11/23 | |
20 | Puck was discovered by Voyager 2 in 1985. | Science > Astronomy | 04/10/17 | |
21 | Proxima Centauri is discovered in 1915. | Science > Astronomy | 02/11/12 | |
22 | Pluto has has three known moons (as of September 2009): Charon, Nix and Hydra. | Science > Astronomy | 03/30/10 | |
23 | Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
24 | Neptune is the Roman name for Poseidon. | Science > Astronomy | 07/08/08 | |
25 | Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 07/30/08 | |
26 | Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
27 | Mercury has no moons. | Science > Astronomy | 09/02/08 | |
28 | Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
29 | Mars has 2 moons. | Science > Astronomy | 05/23/08 | |
30 | Long-period comets usually come from the Oort Cloud. | Science > Astronomy | 08/27/12 |
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