Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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 center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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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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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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