Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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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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    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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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    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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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