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Cosmic Anomaly: Planets That Are Bigger Than the Stars They Orbit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Space is vast and it's hiding so many secrets! Black holes, dark energy, mysterious stars, unknown planets. Scientists have been looking for one of such planets for 100+ years, but still can't find it. There're clear signs that Planet X exists right in our Solar System, but we don't see it. How it is possible and what's so special about this mysterious planet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists think there might be another planet lurking in our solar system, but we haven't found it yet. The best guess is that it's chilling way out there beyond Pluto, where it's super dark and icy. Some folks even think it's hiding in the distant Kuiper Belt, blending in with all those other space rocks. But hey, until we get some solid proof, it's like trying to find a needle in a cosmic haystack. Still, the hunt's on, and who knows, maybe one day we'll stumble upon our mysterious ninth planet. Learn more about your...

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When you think about a planet with lots of rings, Saturn comes to mind. But there's another planet out there that has rings 200 times bigger! Astronomers are still investigating it and say it could be a brown dwarf - something between a large planet and a full-fledged star. What makes this planet special and how did those huge rings appear around it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picture this: you're an astronaut, floating around in the vastness of space, and oops, you drop a tool. Now, that innocent wrench or screwdriver becomes a high-speed projectile with no chill. In the vacuum of space, there's no air resistance to slow it down, so it turns into a mini missile capable of damaging spacecraft or, heaven forbid, another astronaut. It's like playing cosmic dodgeball, but with serious consequences. So, rule number one for spacewalks: hold on to your tools tighter than you'd hold your morning coffee. Because in space, the phrase "what goes up must come down" takes...

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Have you heard about Asteroid Apophis? It's like the rockstar of space—cool name, big impact! This bad boy has been causing a stir among astronomers. It's got a reputation for being a bit of a troublemaker, swinging by Earth every now and then, giving us all a little scare. But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom—NASA's been keeping a close eye on it. They're on top of the game, crunching numbers, plotting trajectories, and making sure Apophis knows who's boss. So, while it's definitely something to keep an eye on, let's leave the asteroid-wrangling to the...

Would you pay $500,000 for a tiny amount of moon dust? Real lunar samples are some of the rarest materials on Earth, collected during missions like Apollo 11 Moon Landing. But who owns them, and why are they so valuable? The story behind moon dust is more surprising than you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine a substance so tough it makes steel look like spaghetti—enter nuclear pasta. No, it's not some bizarre fusion of Italian cuisine and nuclear physics. It's what forms in the core of neutron stars, where insane pressure turns the usual atomic spaghetti into something 10 billion times stronger than steel. These pasta-shaped structures are like the Avengers of materials, defying the laws of physics with their incredible strength. If we could somehow bring nuclear pasta to Earth, we'd have a building material that could withstand almost anything. 🍝💪🌟 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice

This Moon Crystal Could Power Earth for 45,000 Years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is This Mysterious Rock Actually from Space? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strange lights on Uranus and Saturn were seen by James Webb Space Telescope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey guys! Do you love cool facts about space? Wanna see one of the most significant astronomical events of all time? Then we go to South America! In the Atacama Desert, Chile, we find the most advanced technology for space observation. Here, the Royal Astronomical Community members watched for six months as a black hole simply absorbed a massive star. By the way, these are the same scientists who proved that in the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a supermassive black hole. And even took a photo of it! Imagine a star...

Way back in the day, our Earth was a total rockstar with its own set of rings, just like Saturn. But those rings didn't last forever. Nope, they got shattered into smithereens by some cosmic smash-up, probably with another celestial object. So, what's left of those once-glorious rings? Well, some scientists think they might've coalesced into the Moon we know and love today. Yeah, the Moon could be Earth's cosmic rebound from the breakup of its rings! But hey, don't feel too bad for Earth; it's still rocking the whole "life-supporting planet" gig like a champ, rings or no...

Scientists have been scratching their heads for ages, trying to figure out why some galaxies just stop churning out stars. Well, turns out, it's all about gas—the lifeblood of star formation. Over time, galaxies can lose their gas reserves, either by using it up or having it stripped away by cosmic collisions or supermassive black holes. Once the gas is gone, it's like hitting the brakes on star production. But recent studies suggest that it's not just about running out of gas; it's also about how efficiently a galaxy can hold onto what it's got. So, when it co...

A day on Venus is a cosmic marathon, lasting a whopping 243 Earth days – talk about taking your time! But hold on, it gets even more mind-bending. While a day is dragging its feet on Venus, a whole year breezes by in just 225 Earth days. Wrap your head around this: a day on Venus is actually longer than its entire orbit around the Sun. NASA dishes out these mind-blowing space nuggets, making you wonder if time itself is playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek up there. Space – where a day feels like an eternity, and a year is just a cosm...

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes our Solar System and much more... It's the second largest galaxy in the local group. So is there a way for us to know what's going on in the Milky Way? Sometimes objects can enter our Galaxy and escape it super fast. Like in 2017, when astronomers noticed a star streaking out of the Milky Way at a speed roughly four times faster than our Sun orbits. What was it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices