Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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