Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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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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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer 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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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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