Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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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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    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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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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