Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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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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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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 Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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