Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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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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    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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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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