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Here are some of the most mind-blowing facts about the universe

The Whirlpool Galaxy, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
The Whirlpool Galaxy, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope

Between the beautiful supermoon last week and Nasa's announcement that strong evidence of flowing water has been discovered on Mars, many of us have had our heads tilted up to the night sky more than usual.

And it appears the good folk of Reddit were more enthralled by the power and majesty of our universe too, taking to a subreddit to discuss some of the most mind-boggling facts and figures about the final frontier.

Collected below and verified for accuracy are some of the best:

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Bright flares are visible near the event horizon of a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in this image released on January 6, 2003.

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A Hubble telescope edge-on view of the ESO 510-G13 (Warped Disk) galaxy is seen in this undated NASA photograph

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