Amazing space facts

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01. In 2015, scientists detected, for the first time, the merger of 2 black holes in a galaxy 17 billion lightyears away by measuring the gravitational waves emitted by the collision. As they spun around each other violently, they released more energy in the form of gravitational waves than the combined light from all the stars in the Milky Way in 4400 years.

01. The last time a star went supernova in our galaxy was in 1604, and we are overdue for another one. #science #knowledge #education #space #universe #supernova #star #constellation

Though pictures of the sun sure look fiery, the sun isn't on fire the way you might think.

01. 16 Psyche is a large asteroid that is supposed to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, it is over 200 km (120 mi) in diameter. It could contain enough iron and nickel to sustain the world’s metal needs for millions of years. #science #knowledge #education #space #strange #bizarre