TOP 10 COOL FACTS ABOUT OUR UNIVERSE

Hi friends…

Sitiing on my bed on Wednesday evening gazing at the sky out of the window something struck my mind…

The thought that came was how does this universe work? This sun, stars, palnets how did they come into existence and what are things associated with them..

And I opened my laptop and started googling about the universe..surfing various sites I came across a beautiful article which said “ TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE”

And when I read it I thought there is still so little known about space, but of that little we do know, there are some extraordinarily amazing things. It really amazed me and I felt like sharing it here on this blog..

If you too like it do forward it to your friends..

Hope you enjoy reading it…

10. Lightweight

Fact: If you put Saturn in water it would float

The actual density of Saturn is 0.687 g/cm³ while the density of water is 0.998 g/cm³. At the equator Saturn has a radius of 60,268 ± 4 km – which means you would need an extremely large glass of water to test this out.

Lol :D

 

Fact: We are moving through space at the rate of 530km a second

Our Galaxy – the Milky Way is spinning at a rate of 225 km/ sec. In addition, the galaxy is travelling through space at the rate of 305 km/second. This means that we are traveling at a total speed of 530 km (330 miles) per second. That means that in one minute you are about 19 thousand km away from where you were.

Can you believe it guys??

8. Farewell old friend!

Fact: The moon is drifting away from Earth

Every year the moon moves about 3.8cm further away from the Earth. This is caused by tidal effects

7. Ancient Light

Fact: The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old

The energy in the sunlight we see today started out in the core of the Sun 30,000 years ago – it spent most of this time passing through the dense atoms that make the sun and just 8 minutes to reach us once it had left the Sun

6. Solar Diet

 

Fact: The Sun loses up to a billion kilograms a second due to solar winds

Also, did you know that 1 pinhead of the sun’s energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometres? 

5. The Big Dipper is not a constellation

 

Fact: The Big Dipper is not a constellation, it is an asterism

Many people consider the big dipper to be a constellation but, in fact, it is an asterism. An asterism is a pattern of stars in the sky which is not one of the official 88 constellations; they are also composed of stars which are not physically related to each other and can be vast distances apart.

4. George’s Star (Uranus)

 

Fact: Uranus was originally called George’s Star

When Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, he was given the honor of naming it. He chose to name it Georgium Sidus (George’s Star) after his new patron, King George III (Mad King George).

Uranus was also the first planet to be discovered with the use of a telescope.

3. Extra Moons

 

Fact: Earth has at least 4 moons

2. Sunspot Music

Fact: Sunspot activity may be the primary reason for the beautiful sound of Stradivarius violins

Antonio Stradivari is considered to be the greatest violin maker ever. He lived in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. 

1. Cold Welding

 

Fact: If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together

This may sound unbelievable, but it is true. Two pieces of metal without any coating on them will form in to one piece in the vacuum of space. This doesn’t happen on earth because the atmosphere puts a layer of oxidized material between the surfaces.This process is called cold welding.



And this post comes from one of my Very Close Friend Komal Bhutada. She too has a wonderful blog and you should sure visit it.
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