February 16, 2020
By: Haris Ahmad[1]
The Universe is a ginormous place beyond our imagination. This vastness means that a variety of celestial bodies can exist in this large vacuum of space out of which, many can be strange and creepy. In this blog, I will highlight some of the creepiest places in the universe. These objects are very appealing and attract our attention easily. That is why this blog might seem very interesting to you.
The first object I’m going to highlight about is PSO J38.5338-22.8603. This planet is strangely different from many planets in the universe because unlike the others, this planet doesn’t orbit any star. Therefore, it is a rogue planet. Even though the planet is lurking in the darkness and coldness of space, it still burns on. This planet still burns to a temperature of 800 degrees Celsius. Not just this but, it also rains rocks on this planet. It has a diameter of 21,3927 km and has 5 natural satellites/moons.
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| Image Source: http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/science-free-floating-exoplanet-01450.html |
Scientists say that this object was a part of a group of stars that formed 12 million years ago. The terrifying thing about this planet which even we don’t understand is that how do these planets end up in space like this and how can this rogue planet be so hot even in the cold vacuum in its surroundings where there isn’t even any star to light up its skies or give it heat.
The second object I'll explain is the Boomerang nebula which is also known as Centaurus Bipolar nebula. This nebula has a diameter of 4.11 light-years. This number is overwhelmingly large and surprising this object exists in our very own Milky way galaxy. This planetary nebula has been formed by a dying red giant star that exists 5000 light-years from Earth.
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Image Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang_Nebula |
This object is the coldest in the known universe having an average temperature of -272 degrees Celsius. Some say that this low temperature may be the result of the main star colliding with a smaller companion star.
The last object I will talk about is RX J1347. This object is a gas cloud that surrounds a galaxy cluster in the Virgo constellation. It is the hottest place in the known universe reaching a temperature of 300 million degrees Celsius.
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| Image Source: https://arxiver.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/merger-hydrodynamics-of-the-luminous-cluster-rxj1347-5-1145-cea/ |
Scientists say that this gas cloud was formed due to the collision of two massive galaxy clusters that may have been one of the most violent events in the universe’s existence. This gas cloud covers 450,000 light-year area. This number is too big for us humans to imagine.
We, humans, are just small creatures in this massive place. The universe is just too large for us to imagine or even reach out to. We have found many strange places in this vast vacuum of space and will continue to find more. We are making discoveries at ever-increasing speeds but still, we haven’t seen anything at all compared to the size of this huge universe. I will write another blog on this topic soon and will uncover many more creepy places in the universe.
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