Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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    There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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