Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    Sun Color
    Sun Color
    The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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