Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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    There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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 population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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