Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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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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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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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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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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