Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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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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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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