10 Interesting Fact About The science of space exploration
10 Interesting Fact About The science of space exploration
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Every year, the earth loses about 50,000 tons of mass due to solar particles and solar winds that surround our planet.
One day on the Mercury planet lasts for almost double the time needed by the earth to do a full rotation.
Planet Saturn has more than 80 natural satellites surrounding it, including its largest satellite, Titan, which has a thick atmosphere and hilly surface.
The first astronaut to travel to space was Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union in 1961.
Mars has the highest mountain in the solar system, namely Mount Olympus which has a height of more than 21 kilometers.
In 2015, NASA announced the discovery of liquid water on the surface of Mars, which showed that the planet might have a microbial life.
Voyager 1, a spacecraft launched in 1977, is still operating and is exploring inter -star space.
There are more than 100 billion galaxies in the universe, each consisting of billions of stars.
The New Horizons spacecraft managed to explore Pluto in 2015, providing new information about the planet.
There is a theory that states that this universe may only be one of the many multiverse or parallel universe that is out there.