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The lonely star in the center of the Solar System. Part of the #officialfam created by nasa-official Totally real facts about The Sun posted everyday! PM me for my SnapChat

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Cluster and Star forming Region Westerlund 2

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A spectacular submission from @outsidethecircle (who also runs @badpuns-official). I can definitely confirm this person will ascend to a higher plane of existence when the time comes. Thank you.

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Totally Real Sun Fact #6

The Earth is flat. And so is The Sun.

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Totally Real Sun Fact #5

Jupiter is pretty big, huh? Well you're in for a surprise. Ever heard of The Sun? Yeah it's at least twice as large.

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Totally Real Sun Fact #4

The Sun has gotta be like… at least 600 years old

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Pleiades and Stardust

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Better late than never!

This week’s finale on stars focuses on stellar sizes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Star-sizes.jpg

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Nebula Images: http://nebulaimages.com/

Astronomy articles: http://astronomyisawesome.com/

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Totally Real Sun Fact #3

Since The Sun is the reason why anything on Earth lives, the decision of The Sun overrules all others. Therefore, Pluto is a planet because The Sun says so.