Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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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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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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