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!
#61
Because of its unique tilt, a season on Uranus is equivalent to 21 Earth years.
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#63
There are rogue planets that have been knocked out of orbit just chilling out in the universe, and they could do the same to another planet.
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#64
There’s a gas cloud in the constellation of Aquila that holds enough alcohol to make 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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#66
If you fell into a black hole, you'd get stretched out like spaghetti.
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#67
You have to travel at least 11.2 km per second to escape the Earth's gravity.
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#68
VY Canis Majoris is the biggest star in the universe - about 2000 times the diameter of our Sun.
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#69
If you could fly a plane to Pluto, the trip would take more than 800 years.
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#70
Space junk is any human-made object orbiting Earth that no longer serves a useful purpose. Scientists estimate there are about 500,000 pieces of space junk today, including fragments from rockets and satellites, and everyday items like spanners dropped during construction of the International Space Station.
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#71
The hottest planet is our Solar System is Venus reaching 867°F (464°C).
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#77
Enceladus, Saturn’s Moon, is the most reflective body in the solar system.
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