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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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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