Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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