Something About Space

Space has always attracted our attention since ancient times. People named pagan gods in honor of different planets. Some believe that the Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens. Also, our ancestors enjoyed gambling and we inherited this taste for adrenaline. You can try to test your luck in online casino games and you will yourself in space.

Space is a relatively empty part of the Universe that is located outside the boundaries of atmospheric celestial bodies. We would like to share some interesting facts about space.

Do Not Cry in the Space

Astronauts may cry. After all, they are people who have feelings. But in weightlessness, tears can’t flow down as they do on Earth. The resulting moisture has nowhere to go. So tears shed in space do not fall from the eyes. They form a conglomerate around the eyeball and remain there if they are not removed.

Quasars

There are some objects in space that are way bigger than our planet and even the Sun. But this object is filled with water, lots of water. There is 140 trillion times more water in it than in our world’s oceans. This object is called quasar and scientists gave it another name APM 08279+5255. It is 12 billion light-years far from us. They represent the cores of galaxies. APM 08279 + 5255 is surrounded by water vapor. It occupies space hundreds of light-years across.

The Color of the Sun

There is a common misconception that the Sun is yellow, orange, or even red. However, the Sun is essentially all colors mixed together. It is white, and this can be seen in pictures taken from space.

When we see the Sun at sunrise or sunset, when it is low in the sky, it appears to us as yellow, orange, or red. But only because its short-wavelength colors scatter in the Earth’s atmosphere. Consequently, only red, yellow, and orange colors penetrate through the dense atmosphere to us. For many people, even scientists, the white Sun looks unusual. Therefore, NASA images, for example, are often processed to make the Sun look orange in them.

Nuclear Bomb in the Space

In the summer of 1962, the United States detonated a hydrogen bomb in space. The explosion occurred at an altitude of about 400 km above the Pacific Ocean. The weapons test turned into a light show that has never been equaled in brightness. We hope that won’t happen again.

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