Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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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 Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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