Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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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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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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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