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!
#124
Shooting stars are space debris that burn up when they enter Earth’s atmosphere.
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#125
We often see astronauts in white spacesuits, but there are orange spacesuits too - it stands out against the ocean or the sky.
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#126
The universe is observed to be 13.8 billion years old and has been expanding since its formation in the Big Bang.
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#128
If your spacesuit started leaking, you could survive for a couple of minutes.
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#129
Most Sun-like stars in our galaxy are in multiple star systems.
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#132
Valles Marineris is not just the largest canyon on Mars, but at 4000 km long, 200 km wide and 10 km deep it is the largest in the entire Solar System.
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#133
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) was the first celestial object identified as being spiral.
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#136
Uranus was originally called "Georgium Sidus" or “George’s Star”.
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#137
There are 88 recognized star constellations in our night sky.
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#138
Falling space junk has a 10% chance of killing someone in the next decade.
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