Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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