Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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 Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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