Since the cambrian explosion, things have become very interesting on earth. Facts about astronomy talk about the study of the celestial objects which include asteroids, nebulae, comet, galaxies, planets, sun, stars and moons. A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. Absolute magnitude measures how bright an object would appear if it were exactly 10 parsecs about 33 lightyears away from earth. The moon is earths nearest cosmic neighbor, but it is more than just a big pretty light in the sky. Its the third astronomy course ive taken through the physics department because i love it so much, but im actually. The phases of the moon are caused by the relative position of the sun, earth and moon. You can also find the cosmic microwave, gamma ray burst and supernovae explosion in astronomy. No one knows exactly what happened to the mayan civilization. Our universe is full of wonders, powerful forces and very interesting facts.
Youll find an amazing treasure chest of astronomical wonders, even if you dont have a telescope. The sun is 400 times larger than the moon but is 400 times further away from earth. The universe through the eyes of hubble european southern. Seriously, its called the triple point, and it occurs when the temperature and pressure is just right for the three phases gas, liquid, and solid of a substance to coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium. Theres a graveyard on the moon most of the 200 tons of trash on the moon is space junk and ephemera crashlanded or left behind by the 12 astronauts who have visited since 1969. A cool thing called total internal reflection is applied when pointing a laser beam through a container of water. Ancient people used the positions of the stars to navigate, and to find. Yet did you know that in reality, the bible never says that any ani. The sun as a star the suns connection to life on earth the suns motion in earths sky the suns 11year cycle of activity we encourage you to begin with the fillintheblanks game on p. Its hard to say what it is about animals that we love the most their cute or beautiful looks, their natural innocence or the emotional reactions that they elicit from us.
Keep reading to learn 11 fascinating facts about comets. The 10 best space and astronomy sites on the internet. Around 300 to 900 ad something really bad happened to the mayans. Big ideas in astronomy international astronomical union. List of best space and astronomy websites september 30, 2015 peter christoforou astronomy lists 0 although there are millions of websites that deal with astronomy, cosmology, and space in general, many are guilty of disseminating halftruths, distorted truths, or just plain bad science. All you really need to do to get started is look up preferably at night. The amount of heat in the earths entire atmosphere is equivalent to the heat present in the first ten feet of the ocean. There is a huge difference between these planets, both in. Venus is nearly as big as the earth with a diameter of 12,104 km.
Manikanta vizag, india our nearest black hole supermassive sagittarius a is 26,000 light years away, right in the middle of milky way galaxy. The largest constellation by area is hydra which is 3. It is safe to say that space is a very weird place. Over 200 fun, odd facts most people dont know owlcation. A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars, stellar objects such as brown dwarfs and neutron stars, nebulae, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, black holes, and an unknown component of dark matter. Examples of galaxies range from dwarfs with as few as ten million stars to giants with a hundred trillion stars or more, each orbiting through their galaxy. The milky way is the galaxy our solar system resides within. Astronomy is the study of the universe and everything in it. Were off on an adventure out of this world to discover ten stellar facts about space. The current and widely accepted hypothesis for how the moon was formed comes from the collision of theia and. Learn some cool and fascinating facts about planets, light travel, supernova explosions, black holes, distant galaxies, and much, much more. Glossary of astronomy terms astronomy reference guide on.
The 500 coolest things about space to celebrate the magazines 500th issue, the editors of astronomy have dedicated 52 pages to. Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune. Donkey kong got his name because his creator believed donkey meant stupid in english and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a stupid ape. Astronomers have found a massive water vapor cloud which holds 140 trillion times the mass of water in the earths oceans somewhere around 10 billion light years away making it the largest discovery of water ever found. The word astronomy comes from the greek words astron which means star and nomos which means law. The solar system is a bizarre place with its alien planets, mysterious moons and strange phenomena that are so outofthisworld they elude explanation. But whatever the case may be, one of these 30 happy animal facts is bound to bring a smile to your face. The most surprising confined space statistics is the cause of these deaths. A day on the surface of venus solar day would appear to take 117 earth days. Astronomers have yet to understand the highly energetic engines in the centers of these strange objects. There are eight planets, three dwarf planets, moons and other astronomical objects bounded to its own orbit in the solar system. But within the 5year period, atmospheric hazards were not the primary cause of emergencies in confined spaces.
During their researches, some scientists have, accidentally or not, discovered some really cool facts about stars, space, and other astronomical topics. Below, weve collected some of the most amazing facts about space, so when you look up at the stars you can be ever more wowed by what youre looking at. They believe the natural disaster could have wiped out trade routes that took years to make, this. If you have time to read them all, let me know which one is your favorite. How many are out there, and do they pose a danger to earth. There are all kinds of strange and interesting things going on that we just dont usually know about. First version of this article was origianlly published on june 26, 2015. Astronomy literacy goals is a project by leiden observatory, leiden university the. The next time you are stargazing share some of these fun facts with your kids to get them excited about astronomy at any age. This includes stars, planets and galaxies as well as other things. You may hear stars referred to as eternal, but in fact no star can last forever. Distances in our universe are so great that we typically measure those distances in light years. Since then, astronomical observations with tele scopes have. Small patterns of stars within a constellation are called asterisms.
We would now call this astrology, far removed from the hard facts and. Interesting facts about the solar system universe today. The planets are separated into the planets of the inner solar system, and the outer system. It only takes 6 minutes for brain cells to react to alcohol. Here is a list of some remarkable and fascinating astronomy facts. Some popular theories are that they were invaded by an outside people, there was a major natural disaster, disease.
Mayan facts for kids fun facts about the mayan civilization. Scientists estimate that in about 5 billion years, our sun will expand becoming a red giant. Astronomers have discovered the largest known diamond in our galaxy, its a massive lump of crystallised diamond called bpm 37093, otherwise known as lucy after the beatles song lucy in the sky with diamonds. I had to find a cool astronomy website as part of my astronomy class at uweau claire.
A lot of these facts also underscore the similarities and emotional connections that people can share with animals. Right now, scientists and astronomers use the number of stars only within our. The best guide to astronomy for beginners is the night sky. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
The worlds oldest known creature, a mollusc, was 507 years old until scientists killed it by mistake. Exoplanets can be very diverse and are often found in systems. Pigs have no sweat glands and roll around in the mud to lower their body temperature. Amazing and incredible facts about space the planets. In fact, the universe is mainly composed of an unknown form of energy known as dark. Venus is thought to be made up of a central iron core, rocky mantle and silicate crust. Pigs swim just fine and would eagerly prefer water to mud. An expanded view of the universe european southern observatory. Absolute magnitude a scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without accounting for the distance of the object. When the skies are dark and clear the milky way appears like a bright belt of stars. More recently, nasa revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on mars, too. A short version of the top 10 night sky objects can be download as pdf and printed.
Interesting facts about the solar system while most of us are stuck on planet earth, were lucky enough to have a fairly transparent atmosphere. Exclusive articles about astronomy 5 12 reasons you shouldnt miss the solar eclipse, straight from an overthemoon astrophysicist heres why should stop what youre doing and look up at the sky on august 21, according to astrophysics researcher jedidah isler. I have compiled a list of over 200 odd factssome believable, others unbelievable, and some that are just plain bizarre. What are some mindblowing facts about astrophysics. European extremely large telescope was com pleted in. So, if youve got 10 minutes to spare, why not check out these 100 strange but true facts that will shock you. Links to constellation maps are offered for all stars and deep sky objects. It is a one pager and can serve as reference in the field. Solar system facts 120 interesting facts about solar. Only once the universe had expanded and cooled suffi.
A person who studies astronomy is called an astronomer astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Generally, when you say confined spaces fatalities, you will think about atmospheric hazards. Here are 10 cool, and sometimes surprising, facts about earths nearest neighbor. The guides content develops and reenforces four overall themes. All the objects in the solar system move around the sun in an elliptical orbit. Found 50 lightyears away in the constellation of centaurus, lucy is about 25,000 miles across, so much larger then planet earth, and weighs in at a massive 10 billiontrillion. It is an unforgettable view of our amazing universe. This is a striking and important fact about the solar system. For a long time the little, distant pluto was listed as a planet, but it has its own classification now. The research into this particular star is complicated by the fact. The 10 best space and astronomy sites on the internet published by armagh observatory and planetarium on march 15, 20 march 15. The sun, moon, stars and planets all appear to slowly rise in the east and set in the west each day because the earth rotates once around its axis every 24 hours. Weve learned a thing or two about its mysterious nature, but we still have a long way to go. Every december, we see breathtaking nativity scenes displaying the familiar but pleasant picture of the three wise men and the shepherds gazing with adoration at the christ child in the manger, with his loving parents joseph and mary and a menagerie of domestic animals looking on.