Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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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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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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