Out of this World! The DCT for October 4th

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Today marks the 10th annual UN-declared World Space Week.

The start and end dates of World Space Week recognize the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.

In 2007, World Space Week was celebrated in 54 countries and in space. A total of 435 events were reported in 244 cities, with attendance of over 377,000 and media audience of over 26,000,000. Events included rocket launches, school activities, exhibits, political events, and special events at planetaria around the world.



Our amazing solar system is made up of the sun and planets:
Sun

• Over one million Earths can fit on the sun
• It is too Hot to get close to
• It is a Star
• Mercury
• It is the closest planet to the sun
• It is too hot and dry to live on
• There is no air

Venus

• It is the second planet from the sun
• Almost the same size as Earth
• It has the same gravity as Earth
• And has deadly poisonous clouds (acid)

Earth

• The third planet from the sun
• The Only planet that we know of that supports life
• It has gravity, air, water, etc

Mars

• It is the forth planet from the sun
• Its called the red planet
• It has red dust and ice

Jupiter

• The fifth planet from the sun
• The only planet with a big red spot (a storm that is very wide)
• It is the largest planet in the Solar System

Saturn

• The sixth planet from the sun
• Very cold
• It has an outer ring around the planet

Uranus

• The seventh planet from the sun
• It is very cold
• It has an outer ring around the planet
• Unable to see stars because of storms of clouds

Neptune

• The eighth planet from the sun
• It is very cold
• The planet is blue in color

Pluto (reclassified as a dwarf planet)

• The farthest planet from the sun
• It is the coldest planet
• It is very dark
• The sun looks very small from this planet

Tonight there is a Full Moon.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

[Shooting Star]

Hi all whats up? First Post! My best ever!

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[LADYVOLS88]

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Originally Posted by Shooting Star

Hi all whats up? First Post! My best ever!

Congrats on first post.

Hey everyone.
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[petlover02]

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[pinkjumpingbean135]

First page, babyyy. Haha 4th post, not a terrible way to close my fabulous day