Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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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 Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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