Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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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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    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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    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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    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 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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