Space Facts

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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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 temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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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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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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