Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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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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