Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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