Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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