Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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