Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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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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    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 sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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