Six Fun Facts on Space

This post is a bit for my younger self, since my eyes would have lit up reading this during my space era and the story of the only time I spoke up to my aunt. My family on my mother’s side are better off than mine, so they had the BBC channel, the same channel I used to call for the rich because working-class families like mine didn’t have it. One day, I was at my grandmother’s and my aunt was turning the channels. I saw there was a documentary on space, so I fought to watch it, and she let me for five minutes, which meant the world to me. So, today, I’m sharing some fun facts on space and the universe.

The universe is about 13.8 billion years old.

The first thing I thought when I read this fact was that the universe will witness the end of Earth and its subsequent rebuilding.

Neutron stars are so dense that a sugar cube (which typically weighs between 2.3 to 2.6 grams) is equal in weight to as much as all of humanity.

 A full NASA space suit costs $12,000,000.

I think if it were entirely made from gold, it might cost less, but I would be wrong.

The Earth and the Moon might have been one thing ages ago.

The theory is that when Earth was a relatively young planet, it was struck by a giant object, and this collision broke a piece of the Earth away to create the moon. This piece then began to orbit the Earth as a result of its gravitational pull.

 The gas giant Jupiter is a failed star.

Here’s a lesson on how nothing is ‘perfect’, not even things in space are!

Earth and Mars share a common feature: a volcano.

The one being studied on Mars is three times the size of Everest

It’s a quick post, but I’m happy I did it, and I hope you find something interesting in here, too.