Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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