Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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    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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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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