Top 10 Interesting Space Facts 

February 06, 2024 5:02 AM EST

Dr. Swapnil Surwase

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Neptune takes 165 years to complete one orbit around the Sun. Neptune was discovered in 1846. In 2011 it completes first orbit.

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Neptune complete only one orbit since it's discovery

Relative to all planets in our solar system, Venus spins in opposite direction.

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Planet Venus Spins in Opposite direction

1 Teaspoon of Neutron star weighs as big mountain. Neutron star density is too much. A teaspoonful of this material would weigh trillion kilograms.

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Neutron star weight

Planet Mercury temperature varies from -180 degrees Celsius (-290 degrees Fahrenheit) at night and during day 430 degrees Celsius ( 800 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Did you know? International Space Station orbits around the Earth in only 90 minutes. Space station makes 16 orbits of Earth in single day.

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In more than 60 years of space activities there are about 500,000 pieces of space junk currently present in the orbit of our Earth.

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If you drill hole through the Earth and you want to jump in then you would reach other side of the Earth in 42 minutes 12 seconds with speed of 17,670 mph.

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Our Sun loses one billion kilograms of matter per second. Our Sun's upper atmosphere is so hot so it emit particles in space.

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Neptune's moon Triton temperature is -240 degrees celcius (400 degrees Fahrenheit) it makes coldest known object in the Solar system.

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Did you know? Our Earth sunset appears pale orange, but on Planet Mars Sunset appears Blue.

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Mars Sunset appears Blue

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