Do thoughts about an endless sky above start bothering you minutes before you should fall asleep? Black holes make you unexplainably anxious? Are extraterrestrials real? As vast and unexplored as space is, there sure are plenty of cool scientific facts to put your mind at rest. And, to save you (and ourselves) from another sleepless night spent wondering about the miracles (or science) of the universe, we've rounded up some of the most important space facts in this fun little article.
From the length of the day on various planets in our solar system to diamond showers and the actual size of heavenly bodies compared to a unit of measurement we all understand - football stadiums - all the basics are covered in our facts about space. After the groundwork comes the more complex questions about gaseous compositions, thermodynamics, and such - no stone unturned in these cool facts about space! And, the further we dig into the core topics of our universe, the more at ease you'll probably start to feel. At least we do desperately hope that these fun facts about space will soothe you and calm you instead of scrambling your thoughts on black holes even further.
Now, jump into your moon boots, and let's explore the universe of cool space facts together! Although presumably, they should be somewhere higher up, the interesting facts are instead a bit further down. Once you are there, rank the bits of info by their unexpectedness and share this article with your friends!
#5
A large percentage of asteroids are pulled in by Jupiter’s gravity and it protects us from cosmic impacts.
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19points
#6
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth. That’s at least a billion trillion!
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18points
#8
We know more about Mars and our Moon than we do about our oceans.
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18points
#9
Scientists have found a void in space 1 billion miles wide that could be a parallel universe.
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18points
#12
An asteroid about the size of a car enters Earth’s atmosphere roughly once a year – but it burns up before it reaches us.
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16points
#13
Space is not completely empty, but there are only about ten atoms per cubic meter of space.
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16points
#14
If you were to stand on the surface of Mars on the equator at noon, it would feel like spring at your feet (75°F or 24°C) and winter at your head (32°F or 0 °C).
16points
#16
One million Earths could fit inside the Sun – and the Sun is considered an average-size star.
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15points
#18
About 1.4 billion years ago, a day on Earth was just 18 hours 41 minutes long.
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15points
#20
Comets are leftovers from the creation of our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago – they consist of sand, ice and carbon dioxide.
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14points