- Fact 2 - Astronomical objects or
astronomical bodies include asteroids, moons, planets and the
stars. Multiple objects include star clusters, nebulae or entire
galaxies.
- Fact 3 - Additional bodies in outer
space include comets and meteors
- Fact 4 - The United States
designates people who travel above an altitude of 50 miles (80
km) as astronauts
- Fact 5 - There is an Outer Space
Treaty which states that outer space is free for all nation
states to explore and is not subject to claims of national
sovereignty
- Fact 6 - The Outer Space Treaty
also prohibits the deployment of nuclear weapons in outer space
- Fact 7 - There is an Outer Space
Treaty was passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1963
and has been signed by many nations and states
- Fact 8 - Geospace is the region of
outer space near the Earth
- Fact 9 - Interplanetary space is
the area around the Sun and planets of the Solar System
- Fact 10 - Interstellar space is the
physical space within a galaxy not occupied by stars or their
planetary systems
- Fact 11 - Intergalactic space is
the physical space between galaxies
- Fact 12 - The term 'space', meaning
the region beyond Earth's sky, was first used in 1667 by John
Milton in Paradise Lost
- Fact 13 - The term 'space' was
popularized in the science fiction writings of HG Wells
- Fact 14 - The
Solar System consists
of the Sun and the astronomical objects bound to it by gravity
in the area known as Interplanetary space
- Fact 15 - There are 8 planets that
orbit the sun
- Fact 16 - The Moon is Earth's only
natural satellite and is the fifth largest satellite in the
Solar System
- Fact 17 - The terrestrial planets
are mainly composed of rock and metal
- Fact 18 - The Moon's gravitational
influence produces the
ocean
tides
- Fact 19 - The Gas Giants are mainly
composed of ices (such as water), ammonia and methane
- Fact 20 - The asteroid belt lies
between Mars and Jupiter
- Fact 21 - The 5 'dwarf planets' in
our Solar system are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris
- Fact 22 - 6 of the planets and 3 of
the dwarf planets are orbited by natural satellites usually
referred to as "moons"
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