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Space Facts III

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Read on.....and yes! Thanks for following...... According to the best estimate of astronomers, 275 Million new stars are born every single day. There are stars in the known universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand. 😅 The Tadpole galaxy is a nickname for Galaxy UGC10214. The spiral galaxy is unlike others because it has a distorted shape caused by an interloper; a very blue, compact galaxy. The intruding blue galaxy left a long tail of debris (stars/gas) stretched over 280,000 light-years. Jupiter is so enormous that Earth couldn't even reach the size of the Great Red Spot which is apparently about twice its size. Everything in the universe will return to its position it is in today in 10^10^10^10^2.08 years according to the Poincare-Recurrence theorem. Thank You... Cheers...

Space Facts II

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Glad that you're following the series... 😁 The closest star to the Sun has an Earth-sized planet orbiting in it's habitable zone. It rains metal and snows sulphuric acid on Venus. There is a hexagonal cloud pattern in Saturn's north pole. ​​A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field. The Sun may be older than the Earth, but the water we drink is older than the Sun. When you stand up too fast and get dizzy, it's because gravity has caused blood to collect in your legs, depriving your brain of oxygen. Thanks.... Cheers....

Space Facts Part I

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Who doesn't want to explore the space? Here are some interesting facts about things in space. Read on to know more..... Follow the series to know much more..... The slowest rotating planet is Venus, which takes 243.01 days to turn around. Einstein’s theory of general relativity shows that gravity not only pulls on matter, but also space and even ‘Time’ itself.!! The brightest star in each constellation is called the Alpha Star, the next brightest Beta, and so on. The Sun travels around the galaxy once every 200 million years – a journey of 100,000 light years.!!! It is predicted that, in our galaxy alone, there are over 500,000,000 planets capable of supporting life. Thank You... Cheers...

Oort Cloud

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The Oort Cloud is a theorised shell of icy objects that lie beyond the Kuiper Belt, as such the facts detailed on this page are hypothetical. Illustration   Position   Facts about the Oort Cloud Objects in the Oort Cloud are also referred to as Trans-Neptunian objects. This name also applies to objects in the Kuiper Belt. Some astronomers theorise that the Sun may have captured Oort Cloud cometary material from the outer disks of other stars that were forming in the same nebula as our star. The Oort Cloud is a reserve of cometary nuclei that contain ices dating back to the origin of the solar system. No one knows for sure how many objects exist in the Oort Cloud, but most estimates put it at around 2 trillion. The planetoid Sedna, discovered in 2003, is thought to be a member of the inner Oort Cloud. Astronomers think that long-period comets (those with orbital periods longer than 200 years) have their origins in the Oort Cloud. What is the Oort Cloud? The ...

What Colors are the Planets?

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Ever wondered what color are the planets? Get to know, read on.... Mercury – Grey Venus  – Brown and grey Earth  – Blue, brown green and white Mars  – Red, brown and tan Jupiter  – Brown, orange and tan, with white cloud stripes Saturn  – Golden, brown, and blue-grey Uranus  – Blue-green Neptune  – Blue Pluto(not a planet though)   - a range of colors, including pale sections of off-white and  light blue , to streaks of yellow and subtle  orange , to large patches of deep red. Thank You... Cheers...