Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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