Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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 heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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