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8. A year on Venus is shorter than its day.


Venus is the slowest rotating planet in our Solar System, so slow it takes longer to fully rotate than it does to complete its orbit. This means Venus has days that last longer than its years. It’s also home to one of the most inhospitable environments imaginable, with constant electronic storms, high CO2 readings, and it’s shrouded by clouds of sulfuric acid.

9. Neutron stars are the fastest spinning objects known in the universe.



Neutron stars are thought to be the fastest spinning objects in the universe. Pulsars are a particular type of neutron star that emits a beam of radiation which can be observed as a pulse of light as the star spins. The rate of this pulse allows astronomers to measure the rotation.
It has an equator spinning at 24% the speed of light, which translates to over 70,000 kilometres per second.



10. A spoonful of a neutron star weighs about a billion ton.


Neutron stars spin incredibly quickly and are also incredibly dense. It is estimated, if you could collect a tablespoon of matter from the centre of a neutron star, it would weigh about one billion tons.

11. Voyager 1 captured the most distant photograph of Earth.



In 1990, as part of the spacecraft’s ongoing mission, Voyager 1 turned its camera back on our home planet and took a picture. This became known as The Pale Blue Dot. Seen from 6 billion kilometres away, the Earth appears as a tiny blue speck in the depths of space. Astronomer Carl Sagan, who first suggested the idea of the photograph, noted, “From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. Butfor us, it’s different. Consider again that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.”





Image: http://pics-about-space.com/earth-from-voyager-1-distance?p=2

12. There could be 500 million planets capable of supporting life in our galaxy.




Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life focus on “Goldilocks Planets“; these are planets which fall into a star’s habitable zone. Planet Earth seems to have exactly the right conditions for life to exist its distance from the Sun means the temperature is right, water can exist as a liquid solid and a gas, and there are the right combination of chemical compounds available to build complex life forms. Other planets thought to have similar features are known as Goldilocks planets. In the Milky Way alone there are estimated to be 500 million potential Goldilocks planets, so if life can exist in places other than Earth there is a huge number of potential planets on which it might thrive. If these numbers are applied to all the galaxies in the universe there could be a staggering variety of planets capable of supporting life. Of course, we have no evidence life exists elsewhere, but if it does there are plenty of places for it to set up home.

13. In space the skin on your feet peels off.


This is a pretty gross fact but in the micro-gravity environment, astronauts are not using their feet to walk. Therefore the skin on their feet starts to soften and flakes off. As laundry facilities do not exist in space, astronauts will wear the same underwear and socks for a few days. Those socks then need to be taken off very gently. If not those dead skin cells will float around in the weightless environment.


image: http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/nasa-set-to-burn-astronauts-poop-in-space_1797560.html

14. The astronauts were placed in quarantine after returning from the moon.

The Apollo 11 crew consisting of Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were quarantined after they returned to earth.

15. One million Earths can fit inside the Sun.



Ancient astronomers once believed the Earth was at the centre of the Universe but now we know that the Sun is at the centre of our Solar System and our planets orbit the Sun. The Sun makes up 99.8% of the entire mass of the whole Solar System. One million Earths would be needed to be the same size as the Sun.

16. You become taller in Space.


Another change to the human body in micro-gravity is that spine straightens out, as gravity is not pushing you down. In fact you can be up to as much as 5cm taller in the Space Station.


http://www.space.com/19116-astronauts-taller-space-spines.html

oglalasioux:


I was thinking you'll rather believe the genesis version of creation. It's science that brought these facts and the same science says the earth is 4.6 billion years old. According to your bible, the earth is 6020 years old. So I'll rather you rebuke and reject these scientific findings so as to align with the holy book.

The ALMIGHTY CREATOR "created" and gave mankind the "knowledge of science" as well!

That is why HE is forever known as "The One and Only" - "Omniscient GOD"!

17. Space is not that far away.



Space officially begins at the universal marker of the Karman Line. This invisible boundary is 100km above the Earth. In theory if you could drive your car upwards, you could be in space in less than hour.



https://aplanetruth.info/2015/04/15/28-if-space-is-a-vacuum-how-do-spaceships-navigate/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C2502417716

18. The hottest planet is not the closest planet to the Sun.



Even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, it is not actually the hottest. Mercury does not have any atmosphere meaning that this planet is only hot in the daytime when it is directly facing the Sun. At this stage temperatures can rise to 425°C but at night the planet’s temperature can drop down to a freezing -180°C. Venus is the hottest planet. Its thick clouds trap the Sun’s heat causing Venus to be a sizzling 500°C all of the time.

Explorers:
17. Space is not that far away.



Space officially begins at the universal marker of the Karman Line. This invisible boundary is 100km above the Earth. In theory if you could drive your car upwards, you could be in space in less than hour.



https://aplanetruth.info/2015/04/15/28-if-space-is-a-vacuum-how-do-spaceships-navigate/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C2502417716

Abeg give me my car key my 4wend,i wan go space....#eko o jina

19. The furthest man-made object is Voyager 1.


In 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 were launched. Their primary mission was to visit Jupiter and Saturn. Voyager 2 continued onto Uranus and Neptune; Voyager 1 has now made its way into interstellar space. Voyager 1 is further away from Earth than the distance between the Sun and Pluto. Both craft carry a golden record on board, which will act like a time-capsule of Earth. It has greetings from Earth as well as different kinds of music. It also has noises of rocket engines, the sea, people talking, animal’s sounds and lots of images. All of which sum up the Earth. United States President Jimmy Carter said at the time “This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe.” These messages have been recorded as electronic impulses which can be translated into written words. If any aliens find it then can enjoy some Louis Armstrong as well some Peruvian panpipes.

Afz9095:
Abeg give me my car key my 4wend,i wan go space....#eko o jina

He no far now if u fit drive vertically.

20. Nasa probe makes history as it enters into gas giant's orbit after epic 1.8 BILLION mile journey.

The solar-powered spacecraft which left Earth five years ago has made history by entering into Jupiter's orbit.

cc: rich4god



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3674016/Juno-arrives-Jupiter-Nasa-s-spacecraft-arrives-safely-solar-s-gas-giant-epic-1-8BILLION-mile-journey.html

The launching 5years ago.



The spacecraft will take 5 five years to reach orbit around Jupiter and then spend about one year gathering information on Jupiter' magneticfield, atmosphere and interior.
It will go into orbit around Jupiter in July 2016, after travelling 1.74bn miles.


source: dailymail. co uk

21. The gloves included in the space suit have silicon rubber fingertips whichallow the astronaut some sense of touch.



22. The full cost of a space suit is about $11 million although 70% of this is for the backpack and the control module.

23. Spacecrafts have double hulls (outer coverings) which protect them against other space objects that crash into them.


24. Spacecrafts toilets have to get rid of waste in low gravity conditions, Astronauts have to sit on a device which sucks away the waste. Solid waste is dried up and dumped in space, but the water is saved for reuse.


25. The red color of Mars is due to oxidized (rusted) iron in its soil.


26. Planets have magnetic field around them because of the liquid iron in their cores. As the planets rotate, so the iron swirls, generating electric currents that create the magnetic field.


27. It’s believed that it was the impact of a big meteorite may have chilled the earth and wiped out all the dinosaurs.

28. In summer in Uranus, the sun does not set for 20 years. In winter, darkness lasts for 20 years. In autumn, the sun rises and sets every 9 hours.

Explorers:
21. The gloves included in the space suit have silicon rubber fingertips whichallow the astronaut some sense of touch.



22. The full cost of a space suit is about $11 million although 70% of this is for the backpack and the control module.

OMG. What is the budget of NASA like

I think this guy has taken over from Johnhydon22. Welldone my guy

Explorers:
9. Neutron stars are the fastest spinning objects known in the universe.



Neutron stars are thought to be the fastest spinning objects in the universe. Pulsars are a particular type of neutron star that emits a beam of radiation which can be observed as a pulse of light as the star spins. The rate of this pulse allows astronomers to measure the rotation.
It has an equator spinning at 24% the speed of light, which translates to over 70,000 kilometres per second.



10. A spoonful of a neutron star weighs about a billion ton.


Neutron stars spin incredibly quickly and are also incredibly dense. It is estimated, if you could collect a tablespoon of matter from the centre of a neutron star, it would weigh about one billion tons.

very dense and very fast, isn't that ironic! my head de spin ooo

Afz9095:
Abeg give me my car key my 4wend,i wan go space....#eko o jina

lol! your car fit travel straight up?

Explorer thanks for educating me about the universe...your threads are always onpoint...GOD bless you...

Explorers:

He no far now if u fit drive vertically.

Okay nw, superman mode activated

deeoh:
lol! your car fit travel straight up?

U no fear kryptonia

...and someone actually thinks we are alone in this galaxy, I'm not even talking about the whole universe.

Hmmm, I doubt that.

jmichlins:
OMG. What is the budget of NASA like

Cant even answer that bro.

29. Solar flares reach temperatures of 10 million °C and have the energy of a million atom bombs.


30. The moon is the only other world that humans have set foot on. Because the moon has no atmosphere or wind, the footprints planted in its dusty surface in 1969 by the Apollo astronauts are still there today, perfectly preserved.

31. Saturn ring closeup.


Saturn’s rings are sets of thin rings of ice, dust and tiny rocks, which orbit the planet around its equator.


Image: http://valentinespace.weebly.com/the-planet-with-rings.html
cc: dominique