Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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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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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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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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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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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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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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