Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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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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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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