Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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