Space Facts

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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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