Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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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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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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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 Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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