Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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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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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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