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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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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 Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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