Fascinating Space Facts

I once learned that astronauts grow up to two inches taller in space because their spines

decompress without gravity pulling them down. But here's the wild part,

they shrink back to normal height within days of returning to Earth. My mind was blown

when I discovered that space smells like seared steak and hot metal, according to astronauts

who've done spacewalks. The scent clings to their suits from cosmic radiation hitting particles.

And get this, there's a planet called HD 189733b where it literally rains glass sideways

at 5,400 miles per hour. The craziest fact though? A day on Venus is

longer than its year. It takes 243 Earth days to rotate once but only 225 days