Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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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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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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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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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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