The solar system is a fascinating place with many interesting facts. Here are some of the most intriguing ones
The solar system is incredibly big. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977 and became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space by crossing the heliopause, or the edge of the heliosphere. However, it will remain within the confines of the solar system until it emerges from the Oort cloud in another 14,000 to 28,000 years.
Uranus spins sideways, unlike other planets in the solar system.
Jupiter’s moon, is the most volcanically active object in the solar system.
Venus has the slowest rotation of any planet in the solar system, taking longer to rotate than it does to orbit the sun.
Saturn’s moon, Titan, has a thick atmosphere that is denser than Earth’s atmosphere.
Neptune has the strongest winds in the solar system, with speeds reaching more than 2,000 kilometers per hour.
Water is everywhere in the solar system. There is evidence of water on the Moon, Mars, and several moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
Pluto has mountains made of ice, and its atmosphere is made up of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a massive storm that has been raging for at least 350 years.
Saturn’s hexagonal storm is a six-sided jet stream that is larger than the size of Earth.