Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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