Hi, everyone. We're a group of NASA astronauts.
嗨,大家。我們是一群 NASA 太空人。
My name is Chris Hadfield.
我的名字是 Chris Hadfield。
Leland Melvin.
Leland Melvin。
Jerry Linenger here.
Jerry Linenger 在這。
Mae Jemison.
Mae Jemison。
Jeff Hoffman.
Jeff Hoffman。
Mike Massimino.
Mike Massimino。
Nicole Stott.
Nicole Stott。
We're here to answer the top 50 Googled questions about space, according to Mondovo.
我們在這裡要回答 50 個最常被搜尋的太空相關問題,是根據 Mondovo 的統計。
There we go. Jeff, ask us some questions.
來吧。Jeff,問我們一點問題吧。
50. Can birds fly in space?
50. 鳥在太空中可以飛嗎?
No.
不行。
Only inside a spacecraft.
只能在太空船裡面飛。
No.
不行。
49. Does space ever end?
49. 外太空有邊界嗎?
No.
沒有。
We don't know.
我們不知道。
48. Can you see the space station from Earth?
48. 從地球上可以看到太空站嗎?
Yes.
可以。
Sure!
當然!
Yes (sometimes).
可以(有時)。
47. Why was NASA created?
47. 為什麼會創立 NASA?
To beat the Russians.
為了要打敗俄國人。
NASA was created in 1958 as part of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
NASA 在 1958 年創立,是美國和蘇聯之間太空競賽的一環。
46. How was space created?
46. 宇宙是怎麼創造出來的?
Nobody knows.
沒有人知道。
We don't know.
我們不知道。
In the Big Bang, in the Big Bang.
是大霹靂,大霹靂創造的。
In the rapid expansion that followed the Big Bang, according to prevailing scientific theory.
根據主要的科學理論,是由於「大霹靂」之後的快速擴張。
45. How much does a space shuttle weigh?
45. 太空梭多重呢?
Quarter million pounds.
25 萬磅重(約 113 噸)。
That's with a crew on board that just ate.
那是太空梭加上一群剛吃飽的太空人的重量吧。
4.5 million pounds (at liftoff); 230,000 pounds (at end of mission)
四百五十萬磅(發射時);二十三萬磅(完成任務後)
44. Can you see stars in space?
44. 在太空中看得到星星嗎?
Yes.
可以。
Yes.
可以。
43. How fast is the International Space Station moving?
43. 國際太空站移動的速度多快?
17,500 miles per hour.
每小時 17,500 英里。
17,500 miles per hour.
每小時 17,500 英里。
42. What is the temperature in outer space?
42. 外太空的溫度多少?
Very low.
超低。
Highly cold.
超冷。
-455 degrees Fahrenheit.
華氏零下 455 度(攝氏零下 270 度)。
Well, temperature in, actually, in space has no meaning because it's a vacuum.
其實,在太空的溫度沒有什麼意義,因為是真空。
41. Can you shoot a gun in space?
41. 太空中可以開槍嗎?
Sure you can!
當然可以!
Why not?
怎麼不行呢?
Yes.
可以。
40. What is the Goldilocks Zone?
40. 什麼是適居帶?
Not too hot, not too cold.
不會太熱、不會太冷。
Just right!
完美得剛剛好啦!
The zone around a star where the temperature is just right (not too hot, not too cold) for liquid water to potentially exist on a planet, meaning it could theoretically support life.
恆星四周溫度適中的地帶(不會太熱、不會太冷),液態水有可能存在,理論上來說可以存在生命。
39. What orbits the earth?
39. 什麼繞著地球公轉?
The moon and satellites.
月亮跟人造衛星。
The moon, the International Space Station, and some 1,700 satellites.
月亮、國際太空站、還有大約 1,700 個人造衛星。
38. How many rovers are on Mars?
38. 火星上有多少探測車?
There's a few.
有一些。
There's two active rovers on Mars.
火星上有兩台正在運行的探測車。
Then it got stuck, one.
然後有一台卡在上面了。
Uh, we'll call it four.
呃,我們猜四台。
Four.
四台。
37. How long does it take to orbit the earth?
37. 繞地球一圈要多久?
Depends what you're in.
要看你坐什麼。
It depends on the object's distance from the earth. The moon orbits the earth once every 27 days; the International Space Station once every 90 minutes.
取決於這個物體離地球多遠。月球繞地球一圈要 27 天;國際太空站每 90 分鐘繞地球一圈。
36. How was Mars named?
36. 火星是怎麼取名的?
By the Romans.
羅馬人取的。
The Romans named the five brightest planets after their most important gods. Mars was named after the god of war (probably because of its blood-red color).
羅馬人將五顆最亮的星球以他們最重要的神祇命名。火星是以戰神命名的(可能是因為火星是血紅色的)。
35. What is a cosmonaut?
35. 什麼是宇航員(cosmonaut)?
A Russian astronaut.
俄國的太空人。
A Russian astronaut.
俄國太空人。
34. Do you age in space?
34. 在太空中會變老嗎?
Yes.
會。
Of course.
當然。
Yes, but slightly slower than on Earth.
會,但老化速度比再地球慢一點點。
33. What is a space probe?
33. 太空探測器是什麼?
It's something that goes and looks at other planets.
一個去探測其他行星的東西。
An unmanned spacecraft that travels through space to collect information and sends data back to Earth for study.
一種穿梭在太空中的無人太空船,蒐集資訊並傳送資料回地球以利研究。
32. Does Mars have gravity?
32. 火星有重力嗎?
Yes.
有。
Yes, but only about 38 percent of Earth's gravity.
有,但重力只有地球的百分之三十八。
31. Where is Kennedy Space Center?
31. 甘迺迪太空中心在哪裡?
In Florida.
在佛羅里達。
Merritt Island, Florida.
佛羅里達州的梅里特島。
30. How fast does a space shuttle go?
30. 太空梭移動速度多快?
17,500 miles an hour.
每小時 17,500 英里。
17,500 miles per hour.
每小時 17,500 英里。
29. What is space-time?
什麼是時空?
It's a theoretical way to explain the universe.
是一個解釋宇宙很理論的方式。
A way of looking at the three spatial dimensions we see and the one dimension of time as a single, four-dimensional vector.
一種用來檢視三維空間的方式,而時間維度被視為單一的四維向量。
28. Can we live on Mars?
28. 我們可以在火星上生存嗎?
Not yet.
還不行。
With life support.
要有維持生命的設備。
Only with technology that would allow us to breathe and survive in extremely hostile conditions.
要靠科技讓我們在極度險惡的生存環境中呼吸並存活。
27. How far is space?
27. 太空有多遠?
Infinite.
無限。
Everywhere.
到處都是太空。
Very far.
很遠。
100 kilometers (62 miles).
100 公里(62 英里)。
Oh! Different question.
喔!不一樣的問題啦。
26. Why is space black?
26. 為什麼太空是黑色的?
Because there's nothing to reflect the light.
因為沒有東西能反射光線。
Let me tell you the real answer. Because the age and size of the universe, we can only see light that has had time to reach us, so it's black.
讓我來告訴你真正的答案。因為由於宇宙存在的時間和大小,我們只能看到時間到達得了的光線,所以是太空黑色的。
Because our eyes aren't sensitive enough to pick up distant light.
因為我們的眼睛沒有那麼敏銳可以看到遙遠的光線。
25. Who was the first woman in space?
25. 第一個登上太空的女性是誰?
Valentina Tereshkova.
Valentina Tereshkova。
Valentina Tereshkova.
Valentina Tereshkova。
24. Where is the asteroid belt?
24. 小行星帶在那裡?
Between Mars and Jupiter.
火星和木星之間。
Between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
火星和木星之間的軌道。
23. When was Mars discovered?
23. 火星什麼時候被發現的?
We don't know.
我們不知道。
Before recorded history.
歷史有紀錄以前。
The Babylonians studied astronomy as early as 400 BC and observed Mars.
巴比倫人早在西元前 400 年就開始研究天文學,當時就發現了火星。
22. What does orbit mean?
22. 軌道是指什麼?
It means to go around...gravitational attraction around another body.
意思是繞著...被重力吸引繞著另一個天體。
The curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon.
某個物體繞著恆星、行星或衛星的彎曲路徑。
21. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?
21. 在太空上可以看到中國的長城嗎?
I think not.
我覺得不行。
No. This is a myth.
看不到,那是個迷思。
20. When can you see Mars?
20. 什麼時候看得到火星?
At night.
晚上。
At night, at the right time.
晚上,時機對的時候。
Mars is often visible. The next Mars Close Approach, when Mars is brightest in the night sky, is July, 31, 2018.
通常都能看到火星。下一次的「火星大接近」是 2018 年 7 月 31 日,會是夜空中火星最亮的時刻。
19. Who was the first American in space?
19. 最早上太空的美國人是誰?
Alan Shepard.
Alan Shepard。
Alan B. Shepard.
Alan B. Shepard。
18. Does Mars have an atmosphere?
18. 火星有大氣嗎?
Yes.
有。
Yes.
有。
17. Who was the first man in space?
17. 第一個上太空的人是誰?
Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin。
Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin。
Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin。
16. How long does it take to get to space?
16. 到達外太空要多久?
Nine minutes.
九分鐘。
Eight and half minutes.
八分半。
Depends on the ship.
要看哪一種太空船。
It took the space shuttle about nine minutes to reach orbit. It takes Dragon X about 10.
太空梭九分鐘就可以到達軌道。Dragon X 要大概十分鐘。
15. Where is the International Space Station?
15. 國際太空站在哪裡?
In space.
在太空中。
It is constantly in motion.
一直在不斷移動中。
Ah! Trick answer.
啊!很刁鑽的答案。
14. How long is a year on Mars?
14. 火星上一年多久?
Two or three years.
兩到三年。
687 Earth days.
地球上 687 天。
13. How much money do astronauts make?
13. 太空人賺多少錢?
Not enough!
不夠多!
Yeah!
對!
65,140 to 100,701 dollars per year.
年薪 65,140 到 100,701 美元。
12. Is Mars bigger than Earth?
12. 火星比地球大嗎?
No. Mars is smaller.
沒有。火星比較小。
No.
沒有。
11. Why is Mars red?
11. 為什麼火星是紅色的?
Iron oxide.
氧化鐵。
Mars gets its color from iron in the soil rusting.
火星有這種顏色是因為土壤中含有鏽化的鐵。
10. How many satellites orbit the earth?
10. 多少人造衛星繞著地球?
Well, there's...
嗯,有...
Hundreds.
幾百個。
Moon.
月亮。
The moon is the one natural one.
月亮是非人造的那一個。
Yeah, there's lots.
對,有很多。
1,738 as of August 2017, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
根據憂思科學家聯盟的紀錄,2017 年八月為止有 1,738 個。
9. Is space a vacuum?
9. 太空是真空嗎?
Yes.
是的。
There's no such thing as a perfect vacuum, but space comes very close.
沒有完美的真空,但太空已經非常接近了。
8. What's the temperature on Mars?
8. 火星上溫度多少?
50, 60 degrees during the day, and a couple of hundred degrees below...
白天的時候五六十度,晚上零下幾百度...
We have a ringer amongst us. This is great.
我們有個妙麗在這。太棒了。
High: 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Low: -284 degrees Fahrenheit. Average: -81 degrees Fahrenheit.
高溫時:華氏 86 度。低溫時:華氏零下 284 度。平均:華氏零下 81 度。
7. Can you hear sounds in space?
7. 在太空中聽得到聲音嗎?
No!
不行!
Not...not in a vacuum.
在...真空中不行。
Sounds exist in space, but humans cannot hear them.
太空中有聲音,但人類聽不到。
6. How to become an astronaut
6. 要怎麼當太空人
Work hard. Lucky.
認真努力。好運。
Send in an applicatioin.
送申請書。
Requirements include bachelor's degree in related field, long-duration astronaut physical exam, three years related experience or 1,000 hours pilot-in-command time on a jet, two years training.
資格包含:相關領域的學士學位、長程太空人體力測驗、三年相關經驗或駕駛噴射機一千小時以上、兩年訓練。
5. What is an asteroid?
5. 什麼是小行星?
What's an asteroid?
什麼是小行星?
A rock that orbits a star.
繞著恆星轉的石頭。
Smaller than a planet.
比行星小。
A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
繞著太陽轉,岩石構成的小型天體。
Number four!
第四題!
4. Is there life on Mars?
4. 火星上有生命嗎?
We don't know.
我們不知道。
There will be once we get there.
我們去了之後就有生命了。
Not yet.
還沒有。
Not as far as we know. But we are still looking.
目前為止並沒有發現。但我們還在探尋。
3. How many moons does Mars have?
3. 火星有多少個衛星?
Two.
兩個。
Phobos, Deimos.
火衛一、火衛二。
Two: Phobos and Deimos.
兩個:火衛一跟火衛二。
2. What does NASA stand for?
2. NASA 全名是什麼?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
美國國家航空暨太空總署。
I'm sorry that so many people have to ask that.
我很抱歉大家很常問這個問題。
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
美國國家航空暨太空總署。
And number one!
第一題!
1. How long does it take to get to Mars?
1. 多久才能抵達火星?
Well, it depends.
嗯,不一定。
Six months.
六個月。
Six months.
六個月。
Anywhere from six to nine months. Someday we'll be able to do it a lot faster.
六到九個月。未來有一天速度會快很多的。
It took 254 days (8.3 months) for the Curiosity Rover to reach the surface of Mars.
好奇號火星探測車要到達火星表面需要 254 天(8.3 個月)。
Did you notice how us astronauts did this? We went five, four, three, two, one. Liftoff, everybody!
你們有發現我們太空人怎麼回答問題的嗎?我們數五、四、三、二、一。發射,各位!
We've just answered the top 50 questions.
我們剛剛回答完了 50 個最常被問的問題了。
Not bad.
還不賴。
High five. Nice work. Nice work.
擊掌。幹得好。很棒。