Category: Outer Space
Grow Taller in Space!
What? Really? This is a fact and not just an illusion. Astronauts have been known to gain over 2 inches of height in space which returns back to normal once they are back to earth. You know why? All because of zero gravity. We all know that our height is determined by our vertebrae (or […]
How do Astronauts Eat in Space?
Have you ever thought about how the astronauts eat food or what is it that they eat? Do they carry vegetables and cook in space? Or do they take ready to eat food and eat there.Well they take ready to eat food there. The cooked food that they take to space is freeze dried. It means […]
Is Pluto still a Planet?
If I ask you what is a Solar system ? You will be quick to answer that it consists of Sun and everything that orbits around it. That includes eight known planets or may be more that we can’t see yet, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, dust and ice particles. Wait a second, is it eight […]
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
First of all there is nothing little about stars. They only look little because they are really far in the sky. These stars are balls of burning gases that release energy. Stars have always fascinated children because they twinkle. How do they get this twinkle? The truth is that they do not twinkle in real […]
Flying Saucers in the Sky
The Flying saucers is the common name given to the Unidentified Flying Objects in the sky. These Unidentified Flying Objects are abbreviated as UFO. Nobody knows for real whether they exist or not but they are often associated with aliens and extra-terrestrial life. The name flying saucer comes from the fact that most UFOs are said to be ‘saucer-like’ in shape […]
The Ringed Beauty in Space – Saturn
What else could we be talking about but the gorgeous ringed planet Saturn. Here are some interesting facts about the planet. Saturn is sometimes called “The Jewel of the Solar System.” The planet is named after Saturn. He was the Roman god of farming. (Photo Credit NASA)
What is a Galaxy?
“Our solar system is a part of milky way”… Have you ever heard someone saying this? And then have you wondered what Milky Way is? Solar system is of-course, the group of Sun and all the other nine planets. Milky Way is a galaxy. Hmmm again confused? What is a galaxy? You might think that all the […]
Earth’s twin sister – Venus
You all must know that Venus is the second planet from the sun and the closest planet to Earth. It is also called earth’s twin sister because of similar size and closeness to each other. But did you know that a day on Venus is longer than an year on Venus. Ha! That’s funny, How […]
What is a Comet?
A lot of us incorrectly think that a Comet is the same as a Shooting Star. Well they are very different. A shooting star or a meteor is a large piece of rock entering the earth’s atmosphere from outer space leaving a bright track for a few seconds in the sky, where as a comet […]
