DAILY NO. 33 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five space Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The October 24, 2026 puzzle ran from the Apollo Lunar Module at 6.9 m to the Moon at 3,474.8 km — 5 orders of magnitude apart, drawing on space. The pair furthest apart was round 3: the International Space Station is 1.5× as big as a Boeing 747.
Answer: Apollo Lunar Module — 6.9 m. The Apollo Lunar Module measures 6.9 m (height), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, an adult giraffe at 5.2 m.
It stood about as tall as a two-storey house, and only the top half ever came back.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Apollo Lunar Module when it sits beside an adult giraffe — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Space Shuttle Orbiter — 37.3 m. A Space Shuttle orbiter measures 37.3 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an Argentinosaurus at 33 m.
The orbiter alone is about as long as a short-haul airliner — the launch stack was far taller.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Space Shuttle orbiter when it sits beside an Argentinosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: International Space Station — 109 m. The International Space Station measures 109 m (length / span), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a Boeing 747 at 70.7 m.
The ISS spans roughly 109 metres across its solar arrays.
Common miss: players tend to compress the International Space Station when it sits beside a Boeing 747 — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Saturn V Rocket — 110.6 m. A Saturn V rocket measures 110.6 m (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, the Statue of Liberty at 93 m.
Saturn V stood taller than the Statue of Liberty without its pedestal.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Saturn V rocket when it sits beside the Statue of Liberty — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: The Moon — 3,474.8 km. The Moon measures 3,474.8 km (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, the contiguous United States at 4,500 km.
The Moon’s mean diameter is about 3,475 kilometres.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Moon when it sits beside the contiguous United States — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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