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:･ﾟ✧ Outer Space :･ﾟ✧

Outer space is the expanse that exists beyond Earth and between celestial bodies.

🚀 Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space when he orbited the Earth in a Vostok spacecraft on April 12, 1961.

At 9:07 a.m. on April 12, 1961, when Gagarin’s Vostok 1 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur cosmodrome, he uttered the surprisingly informal exclamation “Poyekhali!” which translates to: “Let’s go!”

Source: Early Manned Spaceflight on National Geographic
🕳️ In 2019, a team of international astronomers captured the first image of a black hole’s silhouette.

A black hole is a region of space from which nothing, not even light, can escape. Despite the name, they are not empty but instead consist of a huge amount of matter packed densely into a small area, giving it an immense gravitational pull.

Source: First ever black hole image released on BBC News
🌎 There are 8 planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto is considered a dwarf planet.

Other than Earth, the planets in our solar system are named after gods from Roman and Greek mythology.

Source: Planet Facts on Space Facts

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