Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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