Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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