Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
121
One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
277
There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
5
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
310
Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
158
Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
46
Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
16
If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
10