Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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