Interesting Facts About The Universe That Will Leave You Amazed
By Jasreet Kaur07, Mar 2024 04:00 PMjagranjosh.com
Facts On The Universe
Get a chance to discover the beautiful mysteries of space. They're keys to unlocking the beauty hidden in the universe. Tap to learn interesting facts about the universe that will leave you amazed.
ORIGIN OF THE MOON
A big something bumped into early Earth, resulting in the birth of the moon. It’s kind of like the small brother of Earth, born from a cosmic accident.
THE SECRET OF THE MILKY WAY
Finally, we had an image of our galaxy with its centre hosting a supermassive black hole! It’s called Sagittarius A star, and it is located about 27,000 light-years away.
SIZE OF EARTH
Compared to other planets, Earth is a speck. You could fit more than 1,300 Jupiter inside it, and that only begins to compare with the sun, which would contain over one million Earths if filled.
THE SIZE OF THE SUN
In the grand universe, ours is just a little star. On average, it is called an ordinary star. There are much bigger stars, such as Sirius, which are twice as large as our sun.
UY SCUTI: THE GIANT STAR
Can you imagine how huge a star should be to accommodate nearly 5 billion suns? It’s UY Scuti, a giant red hypergiant in the vicinity of the Milky Way centre.
TIME TRAVEL WITH A TWIST
No time travel does not work like in movies! According to Einstein's theory, when we move faster time seems slower. This can be proved by the International Space Station moving at 17,500 miles per hour.
VENUS’ LAZY SPIN
Venus takes longer to make one complete rotation (243 Earth days) than to rotate around the Sun (226 Earth days). It is almost like slow-dancing across the galaxy.
QUICKSILVER CALENDARS
On Venus there is more than one day for every year on Earth; this celestial calendar confusion results from Venus’ slumberous spin and speedy orbit.
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