Space Facts

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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    Sun Color
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    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 is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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