I'm always looking for inspiration for my Top 10 Fridays. I came upon a fact that most of you probably do not know, but on this day January 28th - 1986 is the day the Challenger from NASA exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, FL, killing all of it's crew members. So in lieu of this major event and the fact that I would love to get as far as possible from this snow and space is looking better and better...here are the Top 10 cool facts about space.
10. If you put Saturn in water, it would float.
9. We are constantly moving through space at a speed of 530km per second.
8. The moon is drifting away from earth
7. The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old
6. The Sun loses up to a billion kilograms a second due to solar winds
5. The big dipper is NOT a constellation, it's an asterism.
4. Uranus was originally called George's Star
3. The Earth has 4 moons
2. Sunspot activity may be the primary reason for the beautiful sound of Stradivarius violins
1. If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together
Now of course I'm not some science nerd, although i do love knowledge...where I grabbed these wonderful facts and a better description for all those of you interested, can be found at:
http://listverse.com/2007/11/13/top-10-cool-facts-about-space/
Now enjoy your day, I think I'll watch Spaceballs tonight!
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