Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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 earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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