Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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