Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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