Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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