Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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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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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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