Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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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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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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