Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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