10 Mindblowing Facts About The Solar System
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10)The solar system is really big
In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager mission. The first spacecraft, Voyager 1, became the first human-made object to ever enter interstellar space. It was 2012.
9) Uranus spins sideways
I'm sure you already know Uranus is basically a cute ball. This is what we have always been taught in class, but this gas giant hides a secret: it is actually a weird planet.
8) The Moon has no atmosphere
The Earth has an atmosphere that protects us from all kinds of bad radiation, but not all the objects in the solar system are this lucky.
7) The sun contains 99.8 % of all mass in the Solar System
Compared to Earth, the Sun is enormous!
6) There are probably more than 200 moons in the Solar System
yes, you've got it right! 200 is the number of moons in the Solar System, and there might be actually more!
5) There's a snowman in the outer solar system
What scientists recently discovered is that there's a tiny object orbiting the Sun out in a region of space called the Kuiper Belt, and it has the shape of a snowman: its name is Ultima Thule.
You can find the Kuiper belt well beyond the orbit of Neptune, and since our snowman lies out in that region, we refer to it as a “trans-Neptunian object”.
4) Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our Solar System
The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006.
3) Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking
We all knew Jupiter is the solar system largest planet, but did you know it also hosts the solar system's largest storm?
2) Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the Solar System
The tallest mountain on Earth is mount Everest, 29,031.69 feet high.
1) The Sun lies about 8 kiloparsecs away from the galactic center.
The Solar System (and Earth) is located about 25,000 light-years or 8 kiloparsecs to the galactic center, So basically, if you were to think of the Milky Way as a big record, we would be the spot that’s roughly halfway between the center and the edge.
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00:00 Intro
00:10 10) The solar system is very big
1:18 9) Uranus Spin Sideways
2:33 8) the moon has no atmosphere
3:35 7) The sun mass...
4:306) solar system moons
5:30 5) ultima Thule
7:40 4) Pluto is not the only one
8:57 3) Jupiter's Great red spot
9:40 2) Olympus Mons
10:48 1) the sun
#learnfact #solarsystem #solarsystemfact
In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager mission. The first spacecraft, Voyager 1, became the first human-made object to ever enter interstellar space. It was 2012.
9) Uranus spins sideways
I'm sure you already know Uranus is basically a cute ball. This is what we have always been taught in class, but this gas giant hides a secret: it is actually a weird planet.
8) The Moon has no atmosphere
The Earth has an atmosphere that protects us from all kinds of bad radiation, but not all the objects in the solar system are this lucky.
7) The sun contains 99.8 % of all mass in the Solar System
Compared to Earth, the Sun is enormous!
6) There are probably more than 200 moons in the Solar System
yes, you've got it right! 200 is the number of moons in the Solar System, and there might be actually more!
5) There's a snowman in the outer solar system
What scientists recently discovered is that there's a tiny object orbiting the Sun out in a region of space called the Kuiper Belt, and it has the shape of a snowman: its name is Ultima Thule.
You can find the Kuiper belt well beyond the orbit of Neptune, and since our snowman lies out in that region, we refer to it as a “trans-Neptunian object”.
4) Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our Solar System
The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006.
3) Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking
We all knew Jupiter is the solar system largest planet, but did you know it also hosts the solar system's largest storm?
2) Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the Solar System
The tallest mountain on Earth is mount Everest, 29,031.69 feet high.
1) The Sun lies about 8 kiloparsecs away from the galactic center.
The Solar System (and Earth) is located about 25,000 light-years or 8 kiloparsecs to the galactic center, So basically, if you were to think of the Milky Way as a big record, we would be the spot that’s roughly halfway between the center and the edge.
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"If You happen to see any content that is yours, and we didn't give credit in the right manner please let us know at Lorenzovareseaziendale@gmail.com and we will correct it immediately"
"Some of our visual content is under an Attribution-ShareAlike license. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/) in its different versions such as 1.0, 2.0, 3,0, and 4.0 – permitting commercial sharing with attribution given in each picture accordingly in the video."
Credits: Ron Miller, Mark A. Garlick / MarkGarlick.com
Credits: Nasa/Shutterstock/Storyblocks/Elon Musk/SpaceX/ESA/ESO/ Flickr
00:00 Intro
00:10 10) The solar system is very big
1:18 9) Uranus Spin Sideways
2:33 8) the moon has no atmosphere
3:35 7) The sun mass...
4:306) solar system moons
5:30 5) ultima Thule
7:40 4) Pluto is not the only one
8:57 3) Jupiter's Great red spot
9:40 2) Olympus Mons
10:48 1) the sun
#learnfact #solarsystem #solarsystemfact