Tuesday, January 27, 2026

What are some facts about space that sound false but are undeniably true?

 There are plenty of planets in our universe that allow what we think is impossible to become possible. Let's take the planet HD189773-b as an example.

When we see it from the outside, it looks like a beautiful planet, although that beauty hides a dark secret. The planet is located 64 light years from us and looks like it does because it is made of silicate particles, the winds scream at a speed of 2km/s or 7200km/h. But the most absurd thing about the planet is that it rains glass from the side! With the strong winds, the glass rushes at 2km/s. To understand it easier, if this were to occur on Earth, it would travel around the Earth in 5 hours and leave lots of glass behind.