Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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