Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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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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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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