Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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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 volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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