Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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