8 Space Facts That Make Earth Look Tiny

1. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all Earth's beaches.
And that’s not an exaggeration — it's a real scientific estimate.

2. Light from the Sun takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth.
When you look at the Sun (don't), you're seeing it in the past.

3. On some planets, it literally rains glass.
On exoplanet HD 189733b, strong winds blow sideways glass rain at thousands of km/h.

4. There’s a “cold spot” in space scientists still can't fully explain.
It might be a sign of something beyond our observable universe.

5. One day on Venus is longer than one year on Venus.
It rotates so slowly that it spins once slower than it orbits the Sun.

6. Neutron stars are so dense that a teaspoon of their material would weigh billions of tons.
That's heavier than mountains — in a spoon.

7. In space, you can't cry like on Earth.
Tears just stick to your face and float in blobs.

8. The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are on a collision course.
They'll merge in about 4 billion years into a new galaxy.