Weird Facts About Space That Sound Like Old Sci-Fi

Unusual light patterns around stars spark theories of giant alien constructs in orbit.

Gravitational waves create tiny ripples in spacetime that prove Einstein’s wildest theories.

Some black holes shoot out jets of matter faster than anything else in the universe.

Certain nebulae look like glowing jellyfish drifting in the cosmic ocean.

Twisting dust storms on Mars can grow as tall as skyscrapers and last for weeks.

Rapidly spinning neutron stars beam radio waves like cosmic lighthouses across the galaxy.

Radio waves from space carry strange signals that sound like alien messages or cosmic static.

Some galaxies eat others in a cosmic food fight that lasts millions of years.

Massive bursts of solar energy can disrupt Earth’s electronics and create spectacular auroras.

Near black holes, time slows down to a crawl, making sci-fi time travel almost real.

A massive empty region in space so big it’s called the “Great Nothing”.

Astronauts report space smells like burnt metal and seared steak after spacewalks.

Saturn sports a six-sided storm at its north pole that’s baffled scientists for decades.

Some planets out there are made mostly of diamond, turning sci-fi dreams into sparkling reality.

Neutron stars pack so much gravity that a teaspoon would weigh billions of tons on Earth.

There’s a giant cloud of alcohol floating in space where cosmic party animals might hang out.

Empty pockets in space are so vast that they make entire galaxies look like dust specks.

A spacecraft launched in 1977 still drifts through space carrying Earth’s mixtape to the stars.

When massive stars die, they scream in invisible waves that no human can hear.

Some planets rain shards of glass sideways thanks to crazy wind patterns and toxic atmospheres.