Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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