Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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