Facts About Our Universe


FACT 01
The first artificial satellite in space was called “Sputnik”.


FACT 02
There are also four other Dwarf Planets kept in orbit by our Sun’s massive gravitational pull. These are Ceres, Haumer, Makemake and Eris.


FACT 03
Exoplanets are planets that orbit around other stars.


FACT 04
The center of the Milky Way smells like rum & tastes like raspberries.

FACT 05
Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney Dog.


FACT 06
As the Proto-Stars collapse, gravitational energy is converted into heat and this causes the Proto-Star to glow red. It continues to condense until nuclear reactions within its core halt the gravitational collapse. This means the Proto-Star has become a Star and is in its Main Sequence.


FACT 07
The Milky Way and Andromeda, another spiral galaxy, are heading toward one other at about 120 km per second (75 miles per second) and will collide in over 4 billion years.


FACT 08
Spacesuit helmets have a Velcro patch, to help astronauts itch.


FACT 09
The ISS is visible to more than 90% of the Earth’s population.


FACT 10
The galaxy rotates around a central axis. Since about 65 million years ago, or the time the dinosaurs became extinct, the Sun is believed to have traveled about a third of the way around this center.