40 Far-Out Bits of Trivia About Outer Space

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40 Far-Out Bits of Trivia About Outer Space
CRACKED COM THEODORE C FREEMAN When he learned that astronaut Ted Freeman had been killed in a plane crash, Houston Chronicle reporter James Schefter
CRACKED CO THE SUN IS ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD. 20 galactic years, that is. In 4.6 billion years, the Sun Sun has only gone 20 times around 20 years the Mil

The Earth's Distance from the Sun isn't as important as the tilt

The Earth is farthest from the Sun in July Low density of incident rays (northern winter) Earth Night Day Sun Equator High density of incident rays leouthorn cummer In the Northern Hemisphere, we have summer in July because of the tilt of the Earth's axis, not because of the Earth's general proximity to the Sun. CRACKED.COM

Source: Earthsky

The Sun is warping space around Mercury.

Mercury has an unusual orbit because the Sun is warping space. CRACKED.COM Newton's law of motion explains the orbit of all the planets, except for Mercury. It wasn't until Einstein's theory of relativity that the answer became clear: the enormous mass of our Sun is warping the space around it.

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IN SPACE MOVIES, THE SUN IS YELLOW OR ORANGE BUT IN SPACE, THE SUn ACTUALLY LOOKS WHITE The Sun looks yellow to us because the atmosphere scatters the
Rogue planets (planets that don't rotate stars) could outnumber the stars in our galaxy They are hard for astronomers to spot as they don't emit light or much heat. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Source: CNN

Taking a dump In space tisn't so bad, once you master the suction toilets. And figure out when you have to go. Gravity plays a surprisingly large role
A Trip to Space Katy Perry gave her then-fiance Russell Brand a $200,000 ticket on a commercial space line.

Source: MTV

THE FIRST MUSIC VIDEO RECORDED IN SPACE IS COMMANDER CHRIS HADFIELD'S COVER OF DAVID BOWIE'S SPACE ODDITY. TIDITEE It's also the first remote musica

NASA doesn't make money off merch with its logo

CRACKED.COM NASA doesn't make money off merch with its logo NASA Even at gift shops at NASA facilities, NASA doesn't make one cent as their logos are in the public domain. The gift shops are run by Hudson Group (which you probably by their airport stores). NASA can, however, approve or deny requests for its use.

Source: LA Times

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