Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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