Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney Dog.
The name for the planet was suggested by Venetia Burney,at the time an eleven-year old British schoolgirl
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There are 88 recognized star constellations in our night sky.
These 88 constellations cover the Earth’s night sky and can be observed from the southern and northern hemispheres.
2012
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet.
This is because Pluto does not gravitationally dominate the neighborhood around its orbit
2019
High social anxiety = high empathy.
A study found that high empathy may make socially anxious individuals more sensitive and attentive to other people’s states of mind
2011
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, reflects 90% of the Sun’s light.
The icy surface reflects sunlight and temperatures reach as low as -201° Celsius
2020
Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story has actually been to outer space.
Buzz Lightyear spent 15 months on board the International Space Station, and returned to Earth on the 11th September, 2009
2008
Stars twinkle because light is disrupted as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere.
Their light must pass through pockets of Earth's atmosphere that vary in temperature and density
2012
The “Pregnancy Glow” is Real.
More blood is brought to the blood vessels and there is an increase in oil gland secretion, therefore, “pregnancy glow” occurs.
2020
Ben, the Elephant that waited for the Doctor.
After being shot by poachers Ben walked to and patiently waited outside a medical lodge for 5 hours.
2016
There are more volcanoes on Venus than any other planet in our solar system.
There are more than 1,600 major volcanoes across the surface of Venus
2020
A fitness app accidentally revealed the location of military bases around the world.
The app uses GPS to track users activitity, this information was used create a heat map
2018
Internet trolls are likely to be sadists.
Studies found that the link between sadism and Internet trolling is so strong that trolls could be described as “prototypical everyday sadi
2014
There is a planet half the radius of the Earth with a surface made up of diamonds.
55 Cancri e has a mass eight times that of Earth’s despite having half the radius
2020
The U.S. Army promoted Donald Duck to the rank of Sergeant and retired him from active duty.
Donald was never officially separated from service in any of his wartime cartoons or comics.
2017
The ISS is visible to more than 90% of the Earth’s population.
In the night sky it appears as a fast-moving star crossing from horizon to horizon.
2020
