Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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 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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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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