Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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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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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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