Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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    The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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