Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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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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