Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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