Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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