Hurricanes, tornadoes and bigger bodies of water always go clockwise
in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the northern
hemisphere.
This is due to the rotation of the earth.
Ever wondered how big the sun is ?
Well…. only about 330,330 times larger than the earth.
The radius of the Earth at the North Pole is 44m longer than that at the south Pole!
All the planets in the solar system are named after Gods, except the one we live on, Earth! Did you know that there is zero gravity at the centre of earth?
During a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6 degree Celsius.
On Uranus, summer lasts for 21 years. And so does winter!
When you look into the night sky, you are looking back in time. This means whenever we look out into the night and gaze at stars we are actually experiencing how they looked in the past.
There’s a planet-sized diamond in Centaurus. Astronomers have discovered the largest known diamond in our galaxy, it’s a massive lump of crystallised diamond called BPM 37093, otherwise known as Lucy after The Beatles’ song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
A year on Venus is shorter than its day.
It is estimated there are 400 billion stars in our galaxy.
The Sun’s rays on your skin are 30,000 years old.
This is due to the rotation of the earth.
Ever wondered how big the sun is ?
Well…. only about 330,330 times larger than the earth.
The radius of the Earth at the North Pole is 44m longer than that at the south Pole!
All the planets in the solar system are named after Gods, except the one we live on, Earth! Did you know that there is zero gravity at the centre of earth?
During a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6 degree Celsius.
On Uranus, summer lasts for 21 years. And so does winter!
When you look into the night sky, you are looking back in time. This means whenever we look out into the night and gaze at stars we are actually experiencing how they looked in the past.
There’s a giant cloud of alcohol in Sagittarius B. The vinyl alcohol
in the cloud is far from the most flavoursome tipple in the universe,
but it is an important organic molecule which offers some clues how the
first building blocks of life-forming substances are produced.
There’s a planet-sized diamond in Centaurus. Astronomers have discovered the largest known diamond in our galaxy, it’s a massive lump of crystallised diamond called BPM 37093, otherwise known as Lucy after The Beatles’ song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
A year on Venus is shorter than its day.
It is estimated there are 400 billion stars in our galaxy.
The Sun’s rays on your skin are 30,000 years old.
