Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    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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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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