Space
What is space?
Space is everything surrounding the Earth.
What is the name of the oldest space telescope?
Hubble
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8 planets (it used to be 9)
What is the name of our star?
The Sun (Sol)
What is the name of the Galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way
How many astronauts have traveled to space since space travel began?
553 people
What is the name of the newest space telescope?
James Webb
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
How many stars are there in the Milky Way galaxy?
Up to 400,000,000,000 stars
What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy?
Spiral
Where do astronauts stay when they go to space?
In the International Space Station or their spaceship capsule.
How far away is the James Webb Space Telescope?
1,500,000 Km
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
How many stars are there in our solar system?
1
What is the name of the next closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
The Andromeda galaxy
When did the first person travel to space?
April 12th, 1961
How much did construction of the James Webb space telescope cost?
$10,000,000,000
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
What are stars made of?
Hydrogen and helium
How many galaxies are there in the universe?
Between 200,000,000,000 and 2,000,000,000,000
When did the first animal travel to space?
November 3rd, 1957
What is the James Webb space telescope’s expected lifespan?
10 to 20 years
What planet will humans likely live on in the next century?
Mars
What is the lifetime of the Sun?
10,000,000,000 years
How far away is the farthest galaxy?
About 13.5 billion light years