Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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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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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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