Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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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 density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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