Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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    In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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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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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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