Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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