Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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