Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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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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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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