Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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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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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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