Amazing Facts about Space

• Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
• The first creature in space was Laika, a little Russian dog.
• The path of the moon's orbit around the earth would easily fit inside the sun.
• Any free moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere, because of its surface tension.
• If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently struck together. 
• The planet Uranus was originally named as George, in honour of King George of Britain.
• Venus is the only planet that spins backwards.
• One day on planet Pluto is about the length of a week on earth.
• A day in Mercury planet lasts approximately as long as 59 days on Earth.
• The red color of Mars is due to Mars is due to oxidized(rusted) iron in its soil.
• The slowest rotating planet is Venus. It takes 243.01 days to turn around.
• The Sun has sunspots, dark spots on the sun's surface 2000 degree cooler than the rest of the surface.