Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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    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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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