tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13121465690194770372024-03-08T13:19:59.929-05:00Colossal UniverseMy trivia and facts on the Universe. Asteroids, black holes, distances, galaxies, light, Mars rovers, Moon landings, stars, Titan, Voyager program, and other Universe trivia and facts.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-30674397442373272272014-05-22T21:29:00.000-04:002014-05-22T21:29:12.178-04:00IsotropicIsotropic means the same in all directions.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-86945220338546974342014-01-19T13:34:00.002-05:002014-01-19T13:34:20.288-05:00Neptune - facts 6Neptune is approximately 2 billion 702 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-36999043512987420332014-01-19T13:33:00.002-05:002014-01-19T13:33:19.180-05:00Uranus - facts 5Uranus is approximately 1 billion 691 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-34479066223290743982014-01-19T13:32:00.001-05:002014-01-19T13:32:14.936-05:00Saturn - facts 8Saturn is approximately 794 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-28479848040703745002014-01-19T13:31:00.002-05:002014-01-19T13:31:24.900-05:00Jupiter - facts 9Jupiter is approximately 391 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-533301691960198902014-01-19T13:30:00.000-05:002014-01-19T13:30:12.132-05:00Mars - facts 14Mars is approximately 49 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-87717663978379122262014-01-19T13:28:00.001-05:002014-01-19T13:28:43.424-05:00Venus - facts 8Venus is approximately 26 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-64135155976970807552014-01-19T13:26:00.004-05:002014-01-19T13:26:58.110-05:00Mercury - facts 4Mercury is approximately 57 million miles from Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-80322948424283707382013-11-19T08:48:00.001-05:002015-03-26T11:14:04.878-04:00Escape velocityEscape velocity is the speed needed to get free from the gravitational attraction of a celestial body without any additional propulsion.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-59121613501246120552013-11-19T07:40:00.001-05:002013-11-19T07:43:04.729-05:00Earth - facts 14The escape velocity of the Earth is approximately seven miles per second. This is a little over 25,000 mph.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-7127863340516529932013-11-18T21:23:00.000-05:002013-11-18T21:23:14.413-05:00Kinetic energyKinetic energy is the energy an object has because of its motion.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-993081671530958102013-11-18T16:47:00.002-05:002013-11-18T16:48:00.276-05:00Sun - facts 15Light from the Sun takes approximately a little over eight minutes to reach the Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-90652399881579058282013-11-18T16:38:00.000-05:002013-11-18T16:38:12.396-05:00Planets - facts 16All of the planets in the Solar System have elliptical orbits. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-86034189244822473412013-11-18T14:19:00.000-05:002013-11-18T14:19:29.851-05:00Venus - facts 7Venus is the only planet in the Solar System that rotates in a clockwise direction.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-90202672844595618902013-11-18T13:42:00.005-05:002013-11-18T13:42:59.252-05:00Stars - facts 7Alpha Centauri C is the closest star to the Sun. It is approximately 4.2 light years away. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-60003953468647876142013-09-18T07:28:00.000-04:002018-08-19T22:16:35.982-04:00Voyager 1 enters interstellar spaceLaunched in 1977, Voyager 1 is the farthest man-made object from Earth. In September 2013, Voyager has entered interstellar space. It is the first human-made object to leave the Solar System. Voyager 1 will reach the nearest star in approximately 40,000 more years.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-88799838851486991412013-05-14T13:04:00.001-04:002013-05-14T13:04:42.133-04:00Black holes - facts 5The event horizon is the boundary of a black hole from which nothing can escape, including light.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-72182540649696285732013-05-10T17:47:00.001-04:002015-12-31T15:11:18.090-05:00Galactic yearA galactic year is the time it takes for the Solar System to orbit once around the Milky Way galaxy. This is approximately 230 million years.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-62014977562167254552013-04-16T13:30:00.000-04:002013-04-16T13:30:13.979-04:00NASANASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is the agency of the U.S. government that is responsible for the space program. NASA was formed in 1958 and began operations on October 1, 1958.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-21667431204097506892013-04-15T21:23:00.003-04:002013-04-15T21:24:09.405-04:00Extraterrestrial hypothesisExtraterrestrial hypothesis is the belief that some unidentified flying objects are extraterrestrial life from other planets occupying actual spacecraft that are visiting Earth.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-865874435435064222013-04-15T19:55:00.002-04:002015-03-26T11:12:21.595-04:00Ancient astronautsAncient astronauts are supposed intelligent extraterrestrial beings that were said to have visited Earth in ancient times and made contact with humans. This contact helped the development of humans, technologies, religions, and other areas. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-14504936237174398882013-04-15T19:50:00.001-04:002015-03-24T09:42:21.172-04:00Zoo hypothesisThe zoo hypothesis states that highly advanced extraterrestrial life does exists, but they will not contact life on Earth in order to allow for our natural evolution.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-86499304041832338672013-04-14T22:49:00.000-04:002013-11-20T09:37:39.833-05:00Planetary geologyPlanetary geology is the study of the geology of celestial bodies. Planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites in the Universe.
Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-33194070522735833932013-04-03T12:49:00.001-04:002013-04-03T19:38:46.860-04:00Stars - facts 6The largest known star is NML Cygni. It is 1,650 times the Sun's radius. This would make NML Cygni is approximately 713,130,000 miles in radius and 1,426,260,000 miles in diameter.
Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312146569019477037.post-65068842329536743672013-04-03T12:28:00.003-04:002013-04-03T19:34:10.046-04:00Stars - facts 5The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.com0