Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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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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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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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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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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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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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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