Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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