Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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