Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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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 volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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