Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    There are 5 to 10 times more stars in the known Universe than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, but a single grain of sand has more atoms than there are stars in the known Universe.
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