5 Space Facts You Didn't Know
5 Space Facts You Didn't Know What are five space facts? This article will highlight some of the most fascinating facts about the universe. Neptune takes about 165 years to orbit the sun, the Earth slows down slightly as it orbits the sun, and Galaxies are elliptical or irregular in shape. Here are 5 facts about space that will amaze you and leave you wondering, "Wow, I didn't know that!" Neptune takes 165 years to orbit the sun The eighth planet in our Solar System, Neptune is located at a mean distance of 4.498 billion kilometers (2.795 billion miles) from the Sun. It was discovered in 1846 and is classified as an ice giant. Neptune is 49,244 km in diameter at its equator and is 17 times heavier than Earth. It rotates in approximately 16 hours and 7 minutes and takes 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun. Earth's rotation slows slightly as it orbits the sun Did you know that the Earth's rotation slows slightly as it circles the sun? Since the Neop...