Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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.
    41
    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
    216
    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
    189
    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
    149
    If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
    18
    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
    310
    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.
    28
    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
    17