Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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