Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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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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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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