Mind-blowing space phenomena you didn’t know about

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On Mercury, a day is twice as long as a year.

All the other planets could fit between Earth and the Moon.

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You could survive only a couple of minutes in a leaky spacesuit.

1 tsp of neutron star weighs the same as the human population.

Gamma-ray bursts release more energy in 10 seconds than our Sun in its entire life.

There are stars we will never be able to see.

Black holes have theoretical opposites known as white holes.

Jupiter’s magnetic field is bigger than the Moon.

NASA's most breathtaking space wallpapers

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Photo Credit: NASA

Mind-blowing space phenomena you didn’t know about

On Mercury, a day is twice as long as a year.

Photo Credit: NASA

All the other planets could fit between Earth and the Moon.

Photo Credit: NASA

You could survive only a couple of minutes in a leaky spacesuit.

Photo Credit: NASA

1 tsp of neutron star weighs the same as the human population.

Photo Credit: NASA

Gamma-ray bursts release more energy in 10 seconds than our Sun in its entire life.

Photo Credit: Pexels

There are stars we will never be able to see.

Photo Credit: NASA

Black holes have theoretical opposites known as white holes.

Photo Credit: NASA

Jupiter’s magnetic field is bigger than the Moon.

Photo Credit: NASA

NASA's most breathtaking space wallpapers

Photo Credit: NASA