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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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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