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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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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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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    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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