Space

Humans can live unprotected in space for about 30 seconds if they don't hold their breath.

Space

"Astronauts" come from America. Space explorers from Russia are called "cosmonauts".

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Inside an astronaut's helmet, there is a velcro patch that serves as a scratcher.

Space

In our Solar System, there are 5 Dwarf Planets recognized.

Space

There are over 200 billion stars in the Milky Way, and enough dust and gas to produce billions more.

Space

Often known as the Morning Star and the Evening Star, is Venus.

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In the same direction as most other planets in which Venus rotates.

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There is an asteroid that poses rings like Saturn.

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Mars and Earth have about the same landmass.

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It can be broken apart if a star moves too close to a black hole.

Space Facts

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There's not enough space in the known universe to write out a googolplex on paper.

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"Nucleus" is known as the focal point of a comet.

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In 2006, Pluto was reclassified by the International Astronomical Union as a dwarf planet.

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A year on Mercury takes 88 days for the Earth.

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4.6 billion years old is the Solar System.

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Martian Day lasts for 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.

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The Great Wall of China is not visible from space, but China's air pollution is.

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Tortoises Orbited the Moon Before Astronauts Did: They Were Sent to Test a Russian Space Probe.

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To our eyes, in space, the sun would appear white, not yellow.

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Humans can live unprotected in space for about 30 seconds if they don't hold their breath.

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Saturn's rings are not solid. They are made up of bits of ice, dust and rock.

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The International Space Station is about the size of a football field.

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