How lightning gets so hot
How lightning gets so hot
A bolt can briefly heat the air around it to temperatures far above the surface of the Sun.
Why a day on Venus lasts longer than its year
Venus spins so slowly that a single rotation outlasts a trip around the Sun, and it turns the opposite way to most planets.
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