20 interesting facts about space

in #space7 years ago
  1. There are thousands of other planets out there.
  2. In space the skin on your feet peels off!
    3.On Venus a day is longer than a year.
    4.The astronauts were placed in quarantine after returning from the moon.
    5.One million Earths can fit inside the Sun.
    6.You become taller in Space.
  3. Neptune is the windiest planet.
    8.Space is not that far away.
    9.The hottest planet is not the closest planet to the Sun.
    10.The moon looks bigger on the horizon
    11.There’s a moose loose
    12.The word astronaut comes from the Greek word “Astron” which means star and “nautes” which means sailor. The Russian cosmonaut has a similar meaning from ‘kosmos’ meaning universe and again “nautes” sailor.
    13.You can cry in space but your tears don’t fall
    14.Dirty underwear and toilet paper has helped grown plants on the ISS
    15.There is a dwarf planet named after an Easter island legend
    16.Nebulae come in all shapes and sizes
    17.The North Star will change…eventually
    18.The Apollo crews did not have any life insurance.
    19.In space metal sticks together
    20.The furthest manmade object is Voyager 1. It has messages for aliens on-board.2017-12-31_20.21.44.jpg