In the vacuum of space, there is no medium for sound to travel, resulting in complete silence.
With an average surface temperature of around 450° C, Venus holds the title for the hottest planet in our solar system, despite not being the closest to the sun.
A complete NASA space suit costs $12 million, with the backpack and control module accounting for 70% of the total cost. These suits were built in 1974, and if adjusted for today’s prices, they would be estimated to cost around $150 million.
The Sun’s mass represents a staggering 99.86% of the entire mass in our solar system, outweighing all other celestial bodies.
The Sun’s immense size can accommodate approximately 1.3 million squashed Earths or around 960,000 Earths if they retain their spherical shape.
Earth boasts a staggering number of approximately three trillion trees, surpassing the estimated 100-400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
Sunsets on Mars exhibit a bluish hue, resulting from the fine dust in the Martian atmosphere that enhances the visibility of the blue part of the sky near the Sun.
Due to its slow axis rotation, a day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days, while its orbit around the Sun takes 225 Earth days, making a year on Venus shorter than a day.
55 Cancri e, a ‘super earth’, is believed to be made of diamond and graphite, making it twice the size of Earth and a potential treasure trove.
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