Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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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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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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