Space is
considered the last frontier that mankind has yet to fully explore. Only
a small amount of people had been able to go into space to see what lies
outside of Earth’s atmosphere. While the vast majority of space is
undiscovered territory, there are some things that people know about
space that is strange, off base and mystifying.
Throughout the years, unmanned space crafts, satellites and vehicles
have been sent to the farthest point of the galaxy. These machines have
been able to discover some rather odd and unusual places, features and
planets. While these discoveries might seem off center to us they
certainly are not out of place for the galaxy. The fact is that the
galaxy is loaded with unusual things that is just a normal part of its
makeup. Here is a list of the top 10 strangest things to find in space.
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A Floating Water Reservoir in Space
Water is an element that is often associated with life. However,
astronomers and scientists have discovered a water reservoir that is a
cloud of H20 gas near a black hole. This particular cloud has over 140
trillion times the amount of water that is available on the Earth.
Oceans and the world’s fresh water supplies are included within this
figure.
The cloud is also abnormal because water typically exists only where
there is a planet that can sustain it and it does not just float around
in space. In this case, a black hole has somehow attracted these
particular molecules (or maybe it has manufactured them) and holds them
captive near its entrance. |
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Raspberry Rum
Sagittarius B2 is another unusual gas cloud. It is located near the
center of the Milky Way galaxy which is the place where the Earth is
located. Anyway, this cloud is very strange because it is made of
molecules that are typically found in raspberries and rum. Ethyl formate
is the flavor of raspberries and it also produces the smell of rum.
Scientists figured out that this cloud was composed of these molecules
by using satellite technology and advance gas testing processes to
detect its molecular structure. Ultimately, this cloud is just something
in space that they did not expect. After all, why would that particular
gas (ethyl formate) be located in a place where rum and raspberries are
not even a part of the environment? |
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The Light Filled Castor System
The Castor is a star that is considered 54 times brighter than the sun.
Remember the sun is an old star that is burning out but the Castor is a
young start that is bigger and apparently stronger than the sun within
our universe. This star has been prominent for many years since it is
the second brightest star in the night sky and it is a part of the
constellation known as the Gemini.
This is weird because there is not that many objects brighter than the
sun within the Milkyway Galaxy. However, the Castor star is located
within its own system. It is one of six stars that orbits around a
central mass and that is what makes this system so bright. |
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Dangerous Hypervelocity Stars
Some stars are actually moving through space at an incredible rate of
speed. They are known as hypervelocity stars and they literally
pummeling through the various galaxies at a trillion miles per hour.
These stars are dangerous because they have the ability to smash through
planets and system at an extreme rate of speed. While all of the
hypervelocity stars are not located within the Milkyway Galaxy, that
does not mean that they cannot end up here. These stars could not only
wipe out the planet Earth they could literally dismantle the Milkway
Galaxy as we know it. |
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A Huge Pulsating Electric Current
Electricity is a powerful energy source. It is frequently found in parts
of nature as the result of electronic current that is present within
many motion related movements within the universe. Think of friction or
the electrical processes that naturally take place in nature.
Scientists discovered a unique black hole in a nearby system. This black
hole has somehow managed to generate or gather a huge electrical current
that is 1.5 times bigger than the Milky Way. If this current ever
reached our location, it would literally fry everything in our galaxy.
The powerful sun itself would not be able to withstand its power.
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