Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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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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    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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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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