Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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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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    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 is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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