Just 34 Freakin' Cool, Mind-Blowing Facts About Space
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Key Points:
- Apollo 11 astronauts were quarantined upon return to Earth due to NASA's fear of potential "moon germs" or unknown lunar pathogens.
- The Apollo Guidance Computer used during the mission had very limited memory and processing power, far less than a modern calculator.
- Scientists have grown plants from lunar soil samples brought back by Apollo missions, demonstrating the potential for lunar agriculture.
- Space facts highlight extreme conditions such as neutron stars' density, black hole effects, and the volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io.
- The sun accounts for 99.8% of the solar system's mass, and its eventual death in about five billion years will dramatically impact the inner planets, including Earth.
