Space Facts

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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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    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 heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer 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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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    An international team of astronomers has spotted the farthest known gravitational lens and, as Albert Einstein predicted, it is a galaxy that deflects and intensifies the light of a much further object.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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