Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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