If we have a frame of reference of other planets in the system all orbiting In the same direction, except this one, it might imply that it's not native to the system and is a captured rogue planet. One ejected from another system.
Fun facts about our own galaxy:
So, for the longest time the Milky Way galaxy was believed to be and taught as being a bog standard spiral about 95k to 100k light years across.
Ordinary and smallish in the broad scheme of things when it comes to observational astronomy.
However, with refinements from observational astronomy discoveries informing our knowledge, the refinements in classification and clarification in defination... it turns out that our galaxy is actually quite interesting.
The Milky Way isn't just a spiral. Not even a barred spiral. Turns out, our best observations and calculations show that we're a double barred spiral AND the Milky Way is actually rather large. In fact, it's in excess of 180k light years across, maybe even 230k!
From the outside, our galaxy is actually quite the spectacle to behold and not some dime a dozen spiral we see everywhere in the universe.
#17:
The clarification on this is even more interesting.
It turns out that the other organics that have been detected in that cloud would make it taste like raspberry rum.
#11:
Just as a clarification, this is correct. I point this out because I've seen similar universe fun fact compilations report this with the wrong catalog number.
IC1101 is the correct number for these figures... it's a big bastard alright.
How can 11 be true, I can only estimate how much 1 mole of sand atoms are based on visual representations of 1 mole of other powdery solids and while I'm perfectly aware of changes in size among atoms and molecules I cannot comprehend that there can be less than 6.02 * 10^26 grains of sand in the sahara that pretty much spanns half a continent, let alone then entire planet, please someone help me on this one
65 million light years is the distance light travels in 65 million years. If an alien is looking at earth from that distance they are seeing the photons that got sent out from earth 65 million years ago, during a time dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
So, for the longest time the Milky Way galaxy was believed to be and taught as being a bog standard spiral about 95k to 100k light years across.
Ordinary and smallish in the broad scheme of things when it comes to observational astronomy.
However, with refinements from observational astronomy discoveries informing our knowledge, the refinements in classification and clarification in defination... it turns out that our galaxy is actually quite interesting.
The Milky Way isn't just a spiral. Not even a barred spiral. Turns out, our best observations and calculations show that we're a double barred spiral AND the Milky Way is actually rather large. In fact, it's in excess of 180k light years across, maybe even 230k!
From the outside, our galaxy is actually quite the spectacle to behold and not some dime a dozen spiral we see everywhere in the universe.
The clarification on this is even more interesting.
It turns out that the other organics that have been detected in that cloud would make it taste like raspberry rum.
Just as a clarification, this is correct. I point this out because I've seen similar universe fun fact compilations report this with the wrong catalog number.
IC1101 is the correct number for these figures... it's a big bastard alright.
The H-CB Wall is more than seven times larger than the Sloan Wall.