A single teaspoon of matter can weigh wildly different amounts depending on where it comes from in the universe.

 

A single teaspoon of matter can weigh wildly different amounts depending on where it comes from in the universe.

Here’s how extreme space objects compare:

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Water

• About 5 grams per teaspoon

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Iron

• About 39 grams per teaspoon

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Earth rock

• Around 27 grams per teaspoon

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White Dwarf

• A single teaspoon could weigh 5–15 tonnes

• These stars pack Sun-like mass into an Earth-sized object

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Neutron Star

• One teaspoon could weigh around 10 billion tonnes

• Matter is compressed so tightly that atoms collapse together

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Simple takeaway:

The universe contains objects so dense that just a spoonful of their material would outweigh mountains on Earth

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