outer space, n.All

If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in outer space, they will bond together permanently.

outer space is only an hour away if you could drive a car straight into the sky at 60 miles an hour.

Being an astronaut is probably the only profession where you don't lose your job after being fired.

Spacesuits are white both becuase it keeps them cooler by reflecting light and because it makes them easier to see against the black background of space.

The potato is the first vegetable to be grown in space

Space is completely silent

Outer space is only 80 miles from every person on earth - far closer than most people are to their own national capitals.

Outer space is not remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

Astronauts cannot cry in space because tears can't flow in zero gravity

As passengers on Earth, we're all moving around the sun at an average speed of 67,000 miles per hour.