Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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