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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    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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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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