Space Facts for Kids
Out-of-this-world facts about the universe
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all of Earth's beaches.
The footprints on the Moon will last for 100 million years because there is no wind to blow them away.
Saturn is so light it would float in a giant bathtub of water.
One million Earths could fit inside the Sun.
Space is completely silent because there is no air for sound to travel through.
A neutron star can spin 600 times per second.
The largest volcano in our solar system, Olympus Mons on Mars, is nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
The Sun is actually a star — it's the closest star to Earth, about 93 million miles away.
Astronauts can grow up to 2 inches taller in space because there is no gravity compressing their spine.