Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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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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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    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 Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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