Fun facts about space and astronauts 

By: Somya, Class VII, Apeejay School, Model Town

A day on the planet Venus: A year on planet Venus is shorter than a day on Venus.

Space is silent: There’s no sound in space because there are no molecules to carry sound waves.

Astronauts grow taller: Due to the absence of gravity in space, astronauts grow taller by about 2 inches during missions.

The sun’s influence: The Sun contains 99.86% of the mass in our solar system.
 

Sunrises and Sunsets: Astronauts see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day while orbiting around Earth.

First woman in space: Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to travel to space.

Meaning of astronaut: The term astronaut has come from Greek words that mean “Star” and “Sailor”.

There are approximately 2 trillion galaxies in the universe, including our Milky Way Galaxy.

Neutron star fact: A neutron star, a star formed during a supernova, spins 600 times per second.

It is estimated that over 600 million people watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon on television.