Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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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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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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