Prepare to take a stellar journey as we unveil some intriguing, fascinating, and downright jaw-dropping facts about space. We bet you’ll have a blast! So, strap in, and let’s shoot off into the unknown.
Space is completely silent
Unbelievable, right? Unlike on Earth, there’s no atmosphere in space, which means there’s no medium for sound to travel. So, it’s utterly silent! Sounds a bit eerie, doesn’t it?
The footprints on the moon will stay for about 100 million years
Unlike Earth, the Moon has no atmosphere or wind to erode anything. So, those first footprints from the Apollo mission? They’re set to stick around for a good while.
You become taller in space
The lack of gravity in space means that your spine has a chance to expand. Astronauts can grow up to 3% taller while they’re out in space! If only we could tap into this cosmic phenomenon down here, right?
Microgravity does strange things to dead skin
Turns out space travel isn’t all magnificent galaxies and stardust… In space, there’s no gravity pulling on dead skin cells (something that happens quite discreetly here on Earth). So, if you were to take off your socks on the International Space Station, you’d see a bunch of skin particles be released and float away. Not so glamorous after all, hey?
A day on Venus is longer than a year
Confused? Allow us to explain… Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis and complete a full day. However, it only takes Venus 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun, which means that a Venusian day is longer than a Venusian year. Talk about a long work day!
Black holes aren’t black
Contrary to what their name suggests, black holes aren’t actually black. They’re invisible because no light can escape from them due to their immensely strong gravitational pull.
The highest mountain is on Mars
Mount Everest may wear the crown on Earth, but the tallest mountain in our solar system (well, that we know of) is Olympus Mons on Mars, standing a colossal 24km high. Folks, that’s 3 times higher than Everest!
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