Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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