Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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