Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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