Exploring The Universe

Boomerang Nebula is the coldest known place in the universe.

The Moon is moving away from the Earth 3.8cm every year.

The entire surface area of Pluto is smaller than Russia.

There are three golf balls on the Moon

Neptune is the windiest planet in the Solar System.

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to us after the Sun.

With 63 moons, Jupiter has the largest number of moons.

Venus is the hottest planet discovered (at 462 Celsius).

Mars is red because its soil is very rusty (iron oxide.)

Crux is the smallest of modern constellations

The largest of modern constellations is Hydra.

Even though it is closest to the Sun, Mercury has ice in its craters.