Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    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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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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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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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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