Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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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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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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