A Few Random Facts

Here is a selection of interesting statistics and snippets of physics information I picked up along the way. Most are in some way related to the topics discussed here; some are a little off-topic, but nevertheless fascinating. I have grouped them together under general question headings.

• Where in the universe is the Earth?
• How fast are we traveling through space??
• How fast does light travel?
• How far is it to space, the Moon, the Sun, the stars, etc?
• How many stars are there?
• How does the Sun shine?
• What different types of stars are there?
• What is the human body (and the Earth, the Sun, the Universe) made of?
• How many molecules/atoms are there in each cubic meter?
• What if the history of the universe were squeezed into the period of one year?
• What are the coldest and the hottest objects in the universe?
• What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
• What is a planet? What is a dwarf planet?
• Why do the planets orbit the Sun?
• how fast the Universe is expanding?
• Can Earth’s Gravity break The Moon Apart?
• The Mystery of Star Colors
• Voyager 1: The Farthest Traveled Spacecraft in the Universe
• The Enigmatic Hexagonal Storm on Saturn's North Pole
• The Enigma of Boltzmann Brains: Are We Living a Fabricated Reality?
• How Warp Drive Works: A Journey Beyond the Speed of Light
• Fomalhaut b
• How exoplanets are detected?
• Top 10 brightest stars in the night Sky
• How do scientists detect Black Holes?
• What is the hottest object in the universe?
• What are the different type of stars?
• how a star is born?
• What happens to the matter that falls into the black hole
• Can we travel faster than the speed of light?
• What is the dark sector of the universe?
• What Were The First Organisms on Earth and Why?
• What is the coldest place in Universe?