5 Fascinating Facts About Saturn’s Rings
Saturn's rings are named alphabetically based on when they were discovered.
We spend so much time focused on our lives here on Earth that we often fail to notice the fantastic things far away! Our seemingly limitless universe is filled with genuinely astonishing things that you can learn about right here!
Did you know that our Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light-years wide? Continue reading to learn more about our solar system, the planets inside it, and the rest of the universe!
Saturn's rings are named alphabetically based on when they were discovered.
55 Cancri e, discovered in 2004, is a planet in the Milky Way that is at least one third diamond.
Albert II became the first monkey in space on June 14, 1949, in a specially adapted US V2 rocket.
One of the main theories disputing the moon landing would be that the astronauts' foot prints on the moon are too clear.
Scientists discovered ethyl formate in the Milky Way which is what gives raspberries their distinctive and sharp taste.
A day on Uranus lasts 17 Earth hours, and a year on the planet equates to 84 years on Earth.
Did you know the Hubble Space Telescope weighs the same as 11 fully grown polar bears?
NASA has an office of Planetary Protection just in case we find life on another planet.
Any photo you've ever seen of the Milky Way from space is either of another galaxy or an artist's rendition.
Comets are made of ices such as water, carbon dioxide, ammonia & methane, mixed with dust from when the Solar System was formed.
The Sun is surrounded by a plasma aura called a "corona", which is Latin for "crown".
The Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after either a Greek or Roman God.