14: Drifting Away

Earth is the only planet that has plate tectonics

13: The Biggest Loser

You only weigh about 1/6th of your current weight if you stood on the Moon

12: Don't Get Dizzy

Some pulsars rotate several hundred times per second

11: Hot Enough to Fry An Egg

Venus, not Mercury, has the hottest surface temperature for a planet due to the Greenhouse Effect.

10: Not Your Everyday Black Hole

There is a black hole of million times the mass of the Sun at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

9: Another Horoscope

The constellation Ophiuchus passes trought the ecliptic, making it the "13rd sign" of the zodiac.

8: Cosmic Combat

Antares (think anti-Ares) is known as the rival of Mars because Mars passes by this bright red star, "challenging" the planet as it nears.

7: Polaris' Retirement

Vega will become our new north star in 12000 years.

6: Billions and Billions...

The Sun is just one of over 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milkyway, and the Milky Way is just one of over 100 billion galaxies in the universe.

5: Cosmic Popcorn Anyone?

The Cosmic Microwave Background that we detected today start travelling towards us over 13 years billion ago.

4: Fuel For Thought

The Sun burns 600 million tons of Hydrogen every seconds.

3: Travelling Time

Travelling at the speed of light it would still take you over 4 years to reach the Sun's nearest neighbour star.

2: Density of Saturn

Saturn is the only planet in the solar system that would float on water.

1: Saturn's Rings

Saturn's rings are are arguably the flattest structure known to man, being some 300,000 km end-to-end but with a vertical thickness of about 10 meters.