Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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