Facts About Our Universe, Set 6

Facts About Our Universe

FACT 01

Earth 2.0 is a name given to a planet that is claimed to be one of the most similar to Earth itself. It was discovered in 2015 using the Kepler Telescope.

FACT 02

We know more about Mars and our Moon than we do about our oceans.

FACT 03

The Black Arrow is the only British satellite to be launched using a British rocket.

FACT 04

we are only able to see 5% of the universe.

FACT 05

Comedian, actor, and all-around funny man Jack Black’s parents actually worked on the HST as satellite engineers.

FACT 06

Light travels from the Sun to the Earth in less than 10 minutes.

FACT 07

At any given moment, there are at least 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth.

FACT 08

There is actually a binocular-like telescope composed of 2 telescopes parallel to one another, and it is aptly named the Large Binocular Telescope.

FACT 09

The Earth’s rotation is slowing slightly as time goes on.

FACT 10

If you were driving at 75 miles per hour, it would take 258 days to drive around Saturn’s rings.

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