Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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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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    Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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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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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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