Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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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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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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