Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
True
Saturn is the only planet that has rings.
False. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have rings.
A day on Venus is longer than a year.
True
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.
True
The first animal to go into space was a dog.
False. Fruit flies were the first animals sent into space
About 10,000,000 Earths could fit inside the Sun.
False. About 1,300,000 could fit.
Neptune is the hottest planet in our solar system.
False. Venus is the hottest.
Metal sticks together in space.
True
When you cry in space, your tears won't fall.
True
Mars is sometimes known as the blue planet.
False. It is known as the red planet.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the solar system.
False. The tallest mountain is on the planet Mars. (Olympus Mons)
Astronauts shrink in space.
False. They actually grow
The International Space Station is the most expensive object ever built.
True
There are nine planets in our solar system.
False. There are eight.
There are about 200 man-made satellites in space.
False. There are about 2,500 of them.
A NASA space suit costs 1 million dollars.
False. It actually costs about 12 million dollars
