The International Space Station circles Earth about 16 times a day.

Wacky WorldSpace

It travels at roughly 28,000 km/h, completing an orbit about every 90 minutes, so its crew sees around 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.

Another wacky fact → All facts

Explore more Space facts

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a storm larger than Earth.There is a giant cloud of alcohol in space.One million Earths could fit inside the Sun.