Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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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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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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