Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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