Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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