34 years ago, Carl Sagan stated that the total energy…
34 years ago, Carl Sagan stated that the total energy picked up by all the radio telescopes on the entire planet in all of history is less than the energy of “a single snowflake hitting the ground”....
View ArticleThere is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that…
There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
View ArticleThe galaxy M100 is so far away that if beings from there were to look…
The galaxy M100 is so far away that if beings from there were to look at Earth right now, they would be watching the real-time extinction of the dinosaurs.
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In 1963 the US Military created an artificial ring around the earth…
In 1963 the US Military created an artificial ring around the earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that...
View ArticleTime runs approximately 0.0000000014 percent slower…
Time runs approximately 0.0000000014 percent slower on the ISS than on earth – after 6 months in the ISS, an astronaut will have aged 0.007 less than someone who had spent 6 months on earth, all due to...
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“The Blue Marble” is the only whole-earth photo taken by human hands…
“The Blue Marble” is the only whole-earth photo taken by human hands. No one has since been far enough from earth to take a similar picture.
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NASA’s first trip into space was…
NASA’s first trip into space was made possible in part by Katherine Johnson, an African American scientist who was in charge of calculating the rocket’s flight trajectory. Her work was so trusted that,...
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On the first splashdown by a Soviet crew, the Soyuz capsule landed…
On the first splashdown by a Soviet crew, the Soyuz capsule landed in the middle of blizzard, punched through a frozen lake, went fully underwater and the lake above them froze over partially requiring...
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Saturn’s moon Titan has an unexplained anomaly in its atmospheric…
Saturn’s moon Titan has an unexplained anomaly in its atmospheric composition that is consistent with earlier predictions about life there.
View ArticleScientists have confirmed that…
Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
View ArticleIn 2008, a 30 second Doritos television…
In 2008, a 30 second Doritos television advertisement was beamed by radar to a solar system 42 light years away.
View ArticleThe galaxy M100 is so far away that if beings from there were to look…
The galaxy M100 is so far away that if beings from there were to look at Earth right now, they would be watching the real-time extinction of the dinosaurs.
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In 1963 the US Military created an artificial ring around the earth…
In 1963 the US Military created an artificial ring around the earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that...
View ArticleTime runs approximately 0.0000000014 percent slower…
Time runs approximately 0.0000000014 percent slower on the ISS than on earth – after 6 months in the ISS, an astronaut will have aged 0.007 less than someone who had spent 6 months on earth, all due to...
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“The Blue Marble” is the only whole-earth photo taken by human hands…
“The Blue Marble” is the only whole-earth photo taken by human hands. No one has since been far enough from earth to take a similar picture.
View ArticleAstronomers have found a planet that rains…
Astronomers have found a planet that rains liquid glass sideways amid 4,500 mph winds.
View ArticleDue to the fact that radio broadcasts robust enough to reach deep…
Due to the fact that radio broadcasts robust enough to reach deep space was first used in the 1940’s, it is very likely that the first message potential aliens would hear from us would be made by Hitler.
View ArticleThe largest known star is 4,982,686,912 times bigger…
The largest known star is 4,982,686,912 times bigger than the sun, and is only 9,500 light-years away. If placed at the center of the Solar System, its photosphere would engulf the orbit of Jupiter,...
View ArticleCockroaches grown in space became quicker and stronger than…
Cockroaches grown in space became quicker and stronger than their terrestrial counterparts.
View ArticleHumans can live unprotected in space for about 30 seconds…
Humans can live unprotected in space for about 30 seconds if they don’t hold their breath.
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