Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
    14
    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
    194
    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
    4
    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.
    55
    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
    9
    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
    986
    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.
    41
    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
    100