Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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