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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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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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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