Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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