Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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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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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    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 is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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