Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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