6 Crazy Facts About Space That Will Make You Feel Tiny
You think you’re important? Think again. The universe doesn’t care about your problems, your job, or your morning coffee. It’s too busy being absolutely terrifying, mind-bendingly huge, and weird beyond human comprehension. From a teaspoon that weighs more than a mountain to a planet where it literally rains diamonds, here are six crazy facts about space that will make you feel smaller than a grain of sand.
The Sun Owns 99.8% of Everything We Know
Everything you’ve ever seen, touched, or heard about in our solar system — all the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets combined — makes up less than 0.2% of its total mass. The Sun alone holds 99.86% of our solar system’s mass. If the entire solar system were the size of a front door, Earth would be just a small coin. You are standing on a speck of dust orbiting a cosmic nuclear reactor that could swallow you a million times over.