Weird Facts About Space

3 genuinely weird space facts 1. There’s a planet where it rains molten

glass sideways On exoplanet HD 189733b, winds blow at over 5,000 mph,

and the rain is made of super-heated glass—moving horizontally, not down. Basically a cosmic

sandblaster from hell. 2. Space smells like burnt steak and

welding fumes Astronauts report that after spacewalks, their suits smell like seared meat,

hot metal, and ozone. It’s caused by high-energy particles reacting with oxygen when

they re-enter the station. 3. A day on Venus is longer than a year

on Venus Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate once, but only 225 Earth