Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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    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.
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