Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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    There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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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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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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