Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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