Science ChannelVerified account

@ScienceChannel

Thought-provoking updates, news, videos, and more from Science Channel. Question everything!

Joined October 2008

@ScienceChannel is blocked

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @ScienceChannel.

  1. Escalators can handle the weight of 30 armored tanks!

  2. This ginormous dying star is 20x bigger than the Sun!

  3. Mercury has an enormous "tentacle-like" valley that is called "the spider."

  4. Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, orbits backwards and no one knows why.

  5. Why does Easter move every year? It has to do with the lunar cycle.

  6. A New NASA spacecraft will be propelled entirely by sunlight.

  7. Just like humans, whales have different regional accents.

  8. Chickens are capable of making 30 different calls. Their language is surprisingly complex.

  9. Scientists in Indonesia captured the only total eclipse of 2016.

  10. You can never have too many cute rabbits on your timeline!

  11. The surface temperature on Venus is over 860°F - that’s hot enough to melt lead.

  12. Despite being one of the hottest planets in our solar system, Mercury has water ice.

  13. NASA introduced a design for supersonic jets without disruptive booms from supersonic flight

  14. NASA's Cassini Spacecraft has found the tallest known peak on Saturn's moon - 10,948 ft high

  15. TIL: Chickens have an extra sleep phase that humans don't have.

  16. Scientists made a new bacteria that has 437 genes - the minimum needed to support life.

  17. The Millau Viaduct is the world's tallest bridge. It's 1,125 feet tall and 1.5 miles long.

  18. Robert Goddard built his rockets using liquid propulsion, a mixture of gasoline and oxygen.

  19. TIL: Earthworms like to travel in herds!

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·