![]() ![]() We're making an exception for "The Thing" (which involves an alien but does not take place in space), because it's just too good an entry not to include. Get ready for visuals that will be burned into your brain for days or even years afterward. (Image credit: Wayfare Entertainment) Visually terrifying: "Event Horizon" (1997) and "The Thing" (1982)īoth of these movies feature images that, once seen, cannot be unseen. These movies are all the more creepy considering that scientists are open to the idea that microbial life may exist on Mars, and perhaps more likely, under the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.Ī spaceship floats in space in this still from the 2013 science fiction film ‘Europa Report,’ which we've added to our list of scariest space movies. But, as you might have guessed, neither of these stories ends well for the poor astronauts. " Europa Report" and "Last Days on Mars" both have a more serious style, and each tries to create a fairly realistic depiction of what human missions to Mars or Jupiter's moon Europa might look like. "Ghosts of Mars" is a hybrid of space-horror movie and supercool action movie (complete with lots of guns and cheesy one-liners). That campaign didn't really catch on, but it's still a fun flick. The company that produced the movie actually tried to stir up rumors that the film was real, calling it a "documentary." They cooked up a story about how an entire moon mission could have been hidden from public knowledge. "Apollo 18" is a fun, found-footage-style horror movie about a fictional mission to the moon, which ends badly. Unfortunately, in these filmmakers' vision, the life-forms seem to always take an offensive position when they encounter humans. team survives on recycled moisture from their immediate environment, namely, the breath and sweat of the crew, shower runoff, and urine from animals on the station.Solar system scares: "Ghosts of Mars" (2001), "Apollo 18" (2011), "Europa Report" (2013), "The Last Days on Mars" (2013)įour movies constitute a trend: Filmmakers love to explore the possibility of finding life on a planet or moon close to Earth. Since there’s no water in space, the U.S. ![]() astronauts drink recycled urine, sweat, and bathwater in space.įor NASA’s #YearInSpace mission, astronauts had to spend a year at the International Space Station. In more amusing facts about the universe: Australia is 600 km wider in diameter than the moon. Read also: 30 Ocean Planet Facts Youve Probably Never Heard Of Australia is wider than the moon. Jupiter’s gravity field sucks many of the asteroids that are potentially harmful to Earth. Jupiter pulls in most of the asteroids in the solar system. Jupiter is the dumping grounds of the solar system. The Olympus Mons, a volcano found on Mars, is comparable in size to Arizona. Image source: Adobe Stock The biggest volcano on Mars is three times the size of Mount Everest. ![]() Scientists theorize that a collision realigned its orientation. Uranus is the only planet in the solar system that spins sideways on its axis. A Greenhouse Effect maintains its constant temperature of 430☌. Venus is the hottest planet.Īlthough Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, Venus has the highest temperature due to the gases in its atmosphere. Meanwhile, Mercury and Venus are the only 2 planets that don’t have moons. Out of all these moons, Jupiter and Saturn have the most orbiting around them. Read also: 50 Facts About Saturn That They Didnt Teach You In Science Class There are more than 200 moons in our solar system. Speaking of eating, our galaxy is also set to collide with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, which has a history of devouring other galaxies. One of the scariest facts about the universe is that there’s a large, unidentified mass sucking away portions of the Milky Way galaxy. No, we’re not talking about the chocolate bar. Image source: Pixabay Something is eating the Milky Way. Now, what if you had an itch worth dying for? Velcro’s got your back. Taking off your helmet would cost you your life. Spacesuit helmets have a Velcro patch for scratching purposes. ![]()
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