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1) One million Earths could fit inside the Sun – and the Sun is considered an average-size star. .
2) For years it was believed that Earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water.
More recently, NASA revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on Mars, too.
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1) One million Earths could fit inside the Sun – and the Sun is considered an average-size star. .
2) For years it was believed that Earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water.
More recently, NASA revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on Mars, too.
More than 1,300 Earths would fit into Jupiter's vast sphere.
If you could stand at the Martian equator, the temperature at your feet would be like a warm spring day, but at your head it would be freezing cold The largest canyon system in the solar system is Valles Marineris on Mars..
Studying Astronomy and Astrophysics helps us to understand Physics better.
The energy scales and extreme environments in the universe can't properly be simulated in our earth based labs.
So, by studying about the celestial objects we can gain a better understanding of the Physics at these extreme scales..
The name of the Apollo 10 command module is 'Charlie Brown' and the lunar module is 'Snoopy. ' The personal safety mascot for astronauts is the Peanuts Comic Strip character Snoopy.
Being a cartoon lover, NASA named its two satellites "Tom" and "Jerry.".
The roots of astrophysics can be found in the seventeenth century emergence of a unified physics, in which the same laws applied to the celestial and terrestrial realms.
There were scientists who were qualified in both physics and astronomy who laid the firm foundation for the current science of astrophysics..
Here are some fascinating astronomy facts that astronomy majors will encounter in their studies
,1Our Sun is one of over 100 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and the Milky Way is one of over 100 million galaxies in the universe
,2The planet Saturn would float on water—it’s the only planet in our solar system that would
,3Florida Tech’s program was the very first-degree program for astronomy and astrophysics in the entire world
It is also one of the largest programs in the U
,S,for bachelor’s degreesDownload the Degree in Astronomy & Astrophysics Brochure for more information about the program
The sheer vastness of it, along with the trillions upon trillions of objects in the many billion galaxies of the universe is almost incomprehensible to the human brain
This page is a continuously updated list of the most incredible, awe-inspiring and unbelievable facts about space
