How much of the solar system's mass is in the Sun?
The Sun contains about 99.8% of all the mass in our solar system.
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- What does Moon dust smell like?
“Apollo astronauts said Moon dust smelled like spent gunpowder.”
Reference: NASA
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Fun fact about Neil Armstrong's moonwalk
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first of six home runs.
Did Apollo leave mirrors on the Moon?
Apollo astronauts left mirrors on the Moon that scientists still bounce lasers off to measure its distance.