Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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