πͺDid you know?
β¨ββThe density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float. The actual density of Saturn is 0.687 g/cm3 while the density of water is 0.998 g/cm3. At the equator Saturn has a radius of 60,268 Β± 4 km β which means you would need an extremely large glass of water to test this outβ¨
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β¨ββThe density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float. The actual density of Saturn is 0.687 g/cm3 while the density of water is 0.998 g/cm3. At the equator Saturn has a radius of 60,268 Β± 4 km β which means you would need an extremely large glass of water to test this outβ¨
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π₯World's youngest Astronomer!!
β¨Nicole Oliveria is a young 8-years old Brazilian girl, who recently discovered seven asteroids, is being dubbed as the worldβs youngest astronomer. Oliveira made a name for herself by participating in a citizen science program organised by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC)β¨
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β¨Nicole Oliveria is a young 8-years old Brazilian girl, who recently discovered seven asteroids, is being dubbed as the worldβs youngest astronomer. Oliveira made a name for herself by participating in a citizen science program organised by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC)β¨
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π₯Did you know?
β¨ββThe most powerful type of explosion in the universe, gamma ray busts are intense, high-frequency bursts of electromagnetic radiation that carry as much energy in milliseconds as our sun will give off in its entire lifespan. If one of these rays were to hit Earth it could strip the atmosphere of ozone in seconds, and some scientists even attribute a mass extinction 440 million years ago to gamma ray bursts hitting Earthβ¨
#Fact
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β¨ββThe most powerful type of explosion in the universe, gamma ray busts are intense, high-frequency bursts of electromagnetic radiation that carry as much energy in milliseconds as our sun will give off in its entire lifespan. If one of these rays were to hit Earth it could strip the atmosphere of ozone in seconds, and some scientists even attribute a mass extinction 440 million years ago to gamma ray bursts hitting Earthβ¨
#Fact
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π₯Did you know?
β¨Black holes do not emit radiation on their own. They are detected by the radiation given off as material is heated in the accretion disk, and also by the black hole's gravitational effect on other nearby objectsβ¨
#BlackHole
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β¨Black holes do not emit radiation on their own. They are detected by the radiation given off as material is heated in the accretion disk, and also by the black hole's gravitational effect on other nearby objectsβ¨
#BlackHole
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πDid you know
β¨The night before Space Shuttle challenger was launched, a NASA engineer told his wife "it's going to blow up." His superiors ignored his warning about a problem, so his prediction came trueβ¨
#Fact
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β¨The night before Space Shuttle challenger was launched, a NASA engineer told his wife "it's going to blow up." His superiors ignored his warning about a problem, so his prediction came trueβ¨
#Fact
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πDid you know?
β¨Michael Collins, the forgotten astronaut of Apollo 11, who waited for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin above the lunar surface & was the one who brought them back to Earth safely but never stepped on the moon has passed awayβ¨
#Fact
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β¨Michael Collins, the forgotten astronaut of Apollo 11, who waited for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin above the lunar surface & was the one who brought them back to Earth safely but never stepped on the moon has passed awayβ¨
#Fact
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π°Did you know
β¨Satellites currently in orbit.
Red are active, White are inactiveβ¨
#Satellites
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β¨Satellites currently in orbit.
Red are active, White are inactiveβ¨
#Satellites
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π₯Did you know?
β¨NASA found impact glass on Mars. The glass, which is also found on Earth, forms at the moment an object makes an impact crater. After finding signs of ancient
life in impact glass on Earth last year, they hope to find the same on Marsβ¨
#Mars
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β¨NASA found impact glass on Mars. The glass, which is also found on Earth, forms at the moment an object makes an impact crater. After finding signs of ancient
life in impact glass on Earth last year, they hope to find the same on Marsβ¨
#Mars
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πDid you know?
β¨A fire rainbow is a rare phenomenon that only occur when the sun is higher than 58Β°F above the horizon and its light passes through cirrus cloud made of ice crystalsβ¨
#FireRainBow
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β¨A fire rainbow is a rare phenomenon that only occur when the sun is higher than 58Β°F above the horizon and its light passes through cirrus cloud made of ice crystalsβ¨
#FireRainBow
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π₯Time is Weird
β¨It slows down at high speeds & around massive object. It completely stops at the speed of light & at the event horizon of a Blackhole & does not exist at the center of a Blackholeβ¨
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β¨It slows down at high speeds & around massive object. It completely stops at the speed of light & at the event horizon of a Blackhole & does not exist at the center of a Blackholeβ¨
#Time
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πDid you know?
β¨There are stars in the universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human handβ¨
#Fact
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β¨There are stars in the universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human handβ¨
#Fact
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π₯Difference between orange suit and white suit!
β¨The orange coloured advanced Crew escape suit (ACES) is the space shuttle ascent and entry suit. This particular colour is highly visible against any kind of landscape, especially in the sea.
π§βπThe white coloured ones are the bulkier extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits. That is because white reflects the strong heat of the sun and is easily visible against the black expanse of spaceβ¨
#Difference
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β¨The orange coloured advanced Crew escape suit (ACES) is the space shuttle ascent and entry suit. This particular colour is highly visible against any kind of landscape, especially in the sea.
π§βπThe white coloured ones are the bulkier extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits. That is because white reflects the strong heat of the sun and is easily visible against the black expanse of spaceβ¨
#Difference
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π₯Did you know?
β¨The Trifid Nebula contains a giant gas cloud with a protruding pillar that makes it look like a sparkly space unicornβ¨
#Nebula
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β¨The Trifid Nebula contains a giant gas cloud with a protruding pillar that makes it look like a sparkly space unicornβ¨
#Nebula
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β‘Did you know?
β¨On December 28, 1973, after having worked for 16 hours a day without breaks for six weeks, the crew of the skylab space station mutineed and shut off communications with ground control for a dayβ¨
#Event
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β¨On December 28, 1973, after having worked for 16 hours a day without breaks for six weeks, the crew of the skylab space station mutineed and shut off communications with ground control for a dayβ¨
#Event
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π§Did you know?
β¨As far back as 373BC people have claimed to see weird lights in the sky during earthquakes, and sometimes fo minutes before the shaking actually startsβ¨
#AmazingEvent
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β¨As far back as 373BC people have claimed to see weird lights in the sky during earthquakes, and sometimes fo minutes before the shaking actually startsβ¨
#AmazingEvent
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