10 Interesting Fact About The Fascinating World of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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• Astronomy is one of the oldest branches of science.
• Astronomy studies the universe, including stars, planets, space objects, and galaxies.
• Galaxy closest to the earth is the Milky Way galaxy.
• Earth rotates around its north axis for 24 hours.
• The earth rotates around the sun for 365 days, or one year.
• Earth has a moon, known as Luna.
• The month has an additional month called the moon fases, which repeated each month.
• The sun is the closest star to the earth.
• There are more than 100 billion stars in the universe.
• There are more than 200 billion galaxies in the universe.