Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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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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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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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    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 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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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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