Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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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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    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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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