Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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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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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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 earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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