FUN FACT: In 1990, we knew 0 planets orbiting other stars. By 2025, NASA's count hit over 6,000!

The Milky Way likely has at least one planet per star. The universe really outdid itself.

See where TESS is hunting new worlds: orbitalradar.com/tess-tracker

#Exoplanets #SpaceFacts #Universe

FUN FACT: If Earth stopped orbiting, we'd fall into the Sun in about 65 days! 🌏

But here's the catch: Earth's sideways speed of 30 km/s keeps us safely missing the Sun.

That's like a cosmic dance-off where losing means toasting!

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FUN FACT: The Webb Telescope's sunshield could out-SPF your sunscreen by 1,000,000 times, with one side at 85C and the other chilling below -230C. Enough to catch the universe's infrared whispers.

Meanwhile, 31,431 objects orbit above us now.

#JWST #Astronomy #SpaceFacts

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💬 If you could safely explore one planet in our solar system, which would you choose?

Science Quickie #003 — Space & The Universe

🔬 Sources: NASA • European Space Agency

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FUN FACT: Space is only a 53-minute drive away if you head straight up at 113 km/h. 🚗 But the Moon? Buckle up for a 4.5-month road trip. The Sun, though, would take you 150 years! Space is close; everything else is not.

Explore more at orbitalradar.com/academy

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FUN FACT: A single bolt in space, traveling at 7-8 km/s, hits with the force of a hand grenade. That's why 31,533 objects in orbit are tracked obsessively.

Explore our map to see the action: orbitalradar.com/space-debr…

#SpaceDebris #SpaceFacts #SpaceSafety

What would happen if you fell into a black hole?

Would you volunteer to find out?

#DownTheWormhole #BlackHoles #Astronomy #NightSky #Stargazing #SpaceFacts #ScienceCommunication #UKStargazing #DarkSky #Cosmos #Physics #Curiosity #SmallFinsBigUniverse #SharkbaitInSpace #LearnAstronomy #MindBending

The Sun turns 4 million tons of mass into energy every second

#StraySignals #SpaceFacts #Sun #NuclearFusion #Astronomy #NightSky #Stargazing #ScienceCommunication #UKStargazing #DarkSky #Cosmos #DidYouKnow #FunFacts #SolarSystem #SmallFinsBigUniverse #SharkbaitInSpace #LearnAstronomy

FUN FACT: On Saturn's moon Titan, air is 4x denser than Earth's, and gravity is just 1/7th. Strap on wings there and you might actually fly! 🌌 But bring a coat—it's a freezer at -180°C.

#SpaceFacts #Titan #Physics

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FUN FACT: You're hurtling through space at 107,000 km/h — that's Earth's orbit speed around the Sun. Every second, you zip 30 km. Since this sentence began, you've traveled farther than most road trips.

Impressed? Visit us for more mind-bending numbers: orbitalradar.com/

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Cancel the rebranding. Turns out Sh2-188 in Cassiopeia is ALREADY officially the Shrimp Nebula 🦐
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NASA beat me to it. The Crab stays a Crab for now.

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This tiny creature defies the vacuum of space, decades without water, and lethal radiation. Meet the water bear.

#tardigrade #waterbear #spacefacts #microbiology #extremophiles #facts #didyouknow #interestingfacts #todayilearned #curiosity

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On the International Space Station, astronauts like Chris Hadfield survive on just 1 gallon of water a day.

From recycled sweat to turning air into water—nothing is wasted in space.

Watch more on CuriosityStream

#spacefacts #ISS #science

October Sky Watch 2026 | Must-See USA Astronomy Events This Month

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FUN FACT: Voyager 1 is over 25 billion km from us, making every 'hello?' a 2-day round trip.

The longest group chat ever: light speed messages take over 23 hours each way.

Explore the vastness: orbitalradar.com/academy

#Voyager #SpaceExploration #SpaceFacts

FUN FACT: Objects from other star systems have zipped through ours, and we've caught 3 since 2017! They spent millions of years crossing space to say a quick hello.

Explore our cosmic through-traffic here: orbitalradar.com/near-earth…

#Interstellar #SpaceFacts #Astronomy

FUN FACT: A comet's tail doesn't follow like train smoke. The solar wind pushes it away from the Sun, so when a comet heads back, it travels tail-first. It's like commuting backwards! Explore more: orbitalradar.com/near-earth…

#SpaceFacts #Comets #Astronomy #SpaceFunFact

FUN FACT: Neptune's moon Triton orbits backwards—a solar system oddity! Likely a captured Kuiper Belt object, Triton's rebellious path will eventually lead it spiraling inward, destined for destruction in a few billion years.

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FUN FACT: Deep inside Uranus, carbon is likely compressed into diamond rain. This gaudy weather happens where eyes can't reach.

A reminder of the wonders hiding in our solar system. Explore more at orbitalradar.com/academy

#SpaceFacts #Uranus #ScienceFacts

FUN FACT: Europa, Jupiter's icy moon, might house twice the liquid water of all Earth's oceans beneath its surface! Yet, it's under 20 km of ice, 600 million km away.

The best swim in the solar system is quite the trek! 🌌

Discover more: orbitalradar.com/academy

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