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!
#41
There is a planet in our galaxy where the daytime temperature is nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and it possibly rains glass horizontally.
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12points
#42
If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in space they will permanently bond.
11points
#47
We always see the same side of the Moon, no matter where we stand on Earth.
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#48
An estimated price of the spacesuit made in 1974 is between $15 and $22 million per unit.
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10points
#51
Saturn's moon Titan has lakes, too. The liquid in Titan's lakes isn't water - it's a substance called methane.
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10points
#55
In 2016, scientists detected a radio signal from a source 5 billion light-years away.
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#56
You wouldn’t be able to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune because they have no solid surface!
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9points
#57
All planets in the solar system have been visited by uncrewed spacecraft.
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9points
#59
One teaspoonful of neutron star would weigh the same as the Mount Everest.
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