Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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    Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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