5 Amazing Facts About Space

For a rocket to get into orbit around Earth, it needs to travel 17,600 miles per hour

Space is a very cold place at –270.45 Celsius

You wouldn’t be able to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune because they have no solid surface

The sunset on Mars appears blue

The longest time an astronaut has spent in space is 437 days

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