Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Sun Color
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    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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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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