Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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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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