Fact+or+Fiction?

Is it true that on warm nights you can see mars at 5:00 in the morning?-LynseyP

Is it true? List things you have heard about planets, asteroids, or comets below; and we will investigate to find out if they are fact or fiction! Where did the story that the moon is made of green cheese come from? This is a good question. Someone needs to find the answer! No one really seems to know exactly where this story came from - some experts think it never was believed to be true at all! A long time ago - actually, about 500 years ago, there is a record of someone saying that a silly person might think the moon was made of green cheese, and so many people believe that this saying refers to a person who is very easily fooled or tricked - not that anyone really believed that the moon was made of green cheese! Another idea has to do with the word "green." The word "green" doesn't always mean a color! "Green Cheese" means cheese that is not fully mature - and when cheese is "green" in this way, it has a kind of mottled or uneven appearance. When we look at the surface of the moon, it is also kind of mottled or uneven looking. When you see cheese in the grocery store. it is usually cut in strips or rectangular blocks. But when cheese is first processed, it is often shaped in a great big round shape - just like the big round moon! So maybe "green cheese" is a reference to the moon being a big round shape that has a mottled appearance. What do you think?

Is there really a man in the moon?
Some people think there is a man in the moon because if you look closely there is a face of a man, but he is not alive.

Can a cow really jump over the moon? Now what do you think? A cow might look like it jumps over the moon. Maybe if you saw the moon in a reflection in a puddle and the cow jumped over the puddle. That might work! But really, I don't think cows jump much. The only cows I see just eat grass.-M. **Some people say that there are different constellations seen in Australia than those seen in the USA. Is this information correct? How can it be true that the night sky looks different in the states than for students in Australia?** Another GREAT question! Think of a globe on a stand in your room. Now imagine people standing on the top part of the globe. When they look straight up they see the ceiling or the top part of the walls. Now think of people standing on the bottom part of the globe. When these people look 'up' they see the floor or the lower part of the walls. If the ceiling, walls, and floor were a backdrop of stars and galaxies, people in the northern hemisphere would see a different set of stars than the people in the southern hemisphere. Star charts are often made for each hemisphere. See this link: [|skymaps.com]. Notice they provide star maps for both hemispheres (and the equatorial region). This really is true.how the space look like