Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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    An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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