Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    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.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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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 sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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    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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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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