Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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