Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    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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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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