Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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