What is space?
Curiosity quiz
Look through The
Universe section and see
if you can identify the
pictures below.
Why is space so dark?
Space is black because
there is nothing there
to reflect light. From
space, Earth looks
lit up because
light from our Sun
reflects off sea,
and land, and the
particles in our
atmosphere.
American astronaut
Michael Gernhardt
went on four separate
space missions, and
spent more than
23 hours walking
around in space.
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