Lesser Known Facts About The Outer Space

The outer space is one of the most intriguing things in the world and there is no doubt about that. What makes people so amazed with the outer space is that despite being so vast and making up everything around our planet, we still don’t know that much about it.

This is both scary and interesting at the same time. With that said, today we are going to share with you the most interesting facts about the outer space that you won’t forget anytime soon.

Humans Are Lighter on Mars

If a person weighs 220 lbs on Earth, they’d weigh only 84 lbs on Mars because of its lower gravity. This is why sending robots on Mars must also take into consideration the weight they add on the droid since it has to be more robust.

Mercury And Venus Have No Moons

In our solar systems, there are 176 moons that orbit the planets, but neither Mercury nor Venus have one. What is more interesting is that there are moons bigger than Mercury.

Stars That Orbit a Black Hole Will Be Torn Apart

Astronomers have observed a star that orbited a black hole at the center of our galaxy. During their two decade long research, they saw that the star got so close to the black hole that it began losing light as the gravity of the black hole got more intense.

Our Solar System Is Very Old

Our solar system is .571 billion years old. In the next 5 billion years, the Sun will become a Red Giant as it will expand and in 7.5 billion years it will be so big that it will swallow our planet.