Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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 sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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