Did you know that if the Andromeda Galaxy were visible to the naked eye, it’d be 6-times larger than Earth’s moon? This spiral galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth. According to a paper published in 2012, Andromeda was born roughly 10 billion years ago from the merger of many smaller protogalaxies, leading to a galaxy smaller than the one we see today. Continue reading for more fascinating science facts that might surprise you.
Bonus Video – Mystery of the Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 73.5 metres (241 ft) long, 19.3 metres (63 ft) wide, and 20.22 m (66.34 ft) high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558-2532 BC).
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