Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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