Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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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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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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