Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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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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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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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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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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